Communication Quotes
Self-expression must pass into communication for its fulfillment.
Darrow, Clarence
Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?
de Montaigne, Michel
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
Epictetus
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
Greenleaf, Robert
Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much.
Hemingway, Ernest
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.
Humphrey, Hubert H.
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.
Lindberg, Anne Morrow
Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.
Murrow, Edward R.
People say conversation is a lost art; how often I have wished it were.
Priestley, Joseph
The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.
Rich, Adrienne
Lying is done with words and also with silence.
Robbins, Anthony
The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.
Robbins, Anthony
To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.
Shaw, George Bernard
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
Shaw, George Bernard
The problem with communication ... is the illusion that it has been accomplished.
Smith, Margaret Chase
One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little. They act impulsively without thinking. I always try to think before I talk.
Swift, Jonathan
Argument is the worst sort of conversation.