Quotes about Communication

Tree at my window, window tree,My sash is lowered when night comes on;But let there never be curtain drawnBetween you and me.

No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

Marriage is one long conversation, checkered by disputes.

Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but primarily by catchwords.

Marriage is like life in this—that it is a field of battle, and not a bed of roses.

A child should always say what's trueAnd speak when he is spoken to,And behave mannerly at table;At least as far as he is able.

The second exercise is a favorite of Yogi Raman's. He used to go an entire day without speaking, except in response to a direct question." "Kind of like a vow of silence?" "Actually that's exactly what it was, John. The Tibetan monks who popularized this practice believed that to hold one's tongue for an extended period of time would have the effect of enhancing one's discipline.

As we look at human relationships, what we see is that lovers don't want explanations, but presence. And

An authentic relationship means telling the truth about how we feel — and that's the kind of relationship God wants with us.

Semiotic nudge is more about "Speak, Lord; your servant is listening" than it is "Listen, Lord; your servant is speaking."58

Haddon Robinson once said, "I have come closer to being bored out of the Christian faith than being reasoned out of it. I think we underestimate the deadly gas of boredom. It is not only the death of communication, but the death of life and hope.