Quotes about Communication

There is no such thing as an ugly language. Today I hear every language as if it were the only one, and when I hear of one that is dying, it overwhelms me as though it were the death of the earth.

The act of naming is the great and solemn consolation of mankind

I have no sounds that could serve to soothe me, no violoncello like him, no lament that anyone would recognize as a lament because it sounds subdued, in an inexpressibly tender language. I have only these lines on the yellowish paper and words that are never new, for they keep saying the same thing through an entire life.

What is being lost is the magic of the word. I am not an image person. Imagery belongs to another civilization: the caveman. Caveman couldn't express himself so he put images on walls.

being connected in a shallow way to the entire world can prevent us from being deeply connected to those closest to us—including ourselves.

Our statements will be adequate if made with as much clearness as the matter allows.

You better arm yourselves to answer your children's and grandchildren's questions... no matter what the question is... without being judgmental.

I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child to do that.

Almost anything can be funny if said the right way - but it has to be said the right way.

With my natural communication abilities, I could probably gather a crowd even without the Spirit.

I don't think it's healthy to have secrets; they hang over a family for generations.

I always prided myself on at least trying to be literate and use the right words, and if the audience didn't get it, then they could go home and look it up.