Quotes about Communication

It's the radio, you see. The radio makes everyone feel the same thing at the same time. Instead of millions of various thoughts, one big psychological fixation. The radio commands our gut response.

You must understand the language of your enemy.

I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.

The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply.

people have character strength but they lack communication skills, and that undoubtedly affects the quality of relationships as well.

To retain those who are present, be loyal to those who are absent.

If you don't let a teacher know what level you are -- by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance -- you will not learn or grow

My experience has been that there are times to teach and times not to teach. When relationships are strained and the air charged with emotion, an attempt to teach is often perceived as a form of judgment and rejection.

Involve people in the problem and work out the solution together.

It is character that communicates most eloquently...In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do.

The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are. And if our words and our actions come from superficial human relations techniques (the Personality Ethic) rather than from our own inner core (the Character Ethic), others will sense that duplicity.

Most believe that the key to influence is communication—getting your point across clearly and speaking persuasively. In fact, if you think about it, don't you find that, while others are speaking to you, instead of really listening to understand, you are often busy preparing your response?