Communication Quotes - Page 4

We speak not only to tell other people what we think, but to tell ourselves what we think. Speech is a part of thought.

Deeds, not words shall speak me.

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.

God joins us together by means of the body, in consequence of the laws of the communication of movements. He affects us with the same feelings in consequence of the laws of the conjunction of body and soul.

We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.

People have really gotten comfortable not only sharing more information and different kinds, but more openly and with more people - and that social norm is just something that has evolved over time.

The most essential thing in life is to establish an unafraid, heartfelt communication with others.

I will never know how you see red and you will never know how I see it. But this separation of consciousness is recognized only after a failure of communication, and our first movement is to believe in an undivided being between us.

Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations

The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

Football is one of the world's best means of communication. It is impartial, apolitical and universal. Football unites people around the world every day. Young or old, players or fans, rich or poor, the game makes everyone equal, stirs the imagination, makes people happy and makes them sad

Dreaming is not merely an act of communication; it is also an aesthetic activity, a game of the imagination, a game that is a value in itself.

[A]ll change, even very large and powerful change, begins when a few people start talking with one another about something they care about.

I never even thought about whether or not they understand what I'm doing . . . the emotional reaction is all that matters as long as there's some feeling of communication, it isn't necessary that it be understood.

The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.

Don't confuse legibility with communication.

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

Ordinary people who know nothing of phonetics or elocution have difficulties in understanding slow speech composed of perfect sounds, while they have no difficulty in comprehending an imperfect gabble if only the accent and rhythm are natural.

Language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication.

The most important thing in coaching is communication. It's not what you say as much as what they absorb.

People confound, misuse, interchange thinking and speaking, not realizing that speaking is for communication and thinking is for action.

The fundamental problem of communication is that of reproducing at one point either exactly or approximately a message selected at another point.

The way I make art - the way a lot of people make art - is as an extension of language and communication, where references are incredibly important. It's about making a work that is inspired by something preexisting but changes it to have a new value and meaning that doesn't in any way take away from the original - and, in fact, might provide the original with a second life or a new audience.