Quotes about Nonverbal

We didn't need dialogue. We had faces.

winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.

Wise is the man who learns the nonverbal language of his wife, who notes the nod and discerns the gestures. It's not just what is said, but how. It's not just how, but when. It's not just when, but where. Good husbanding is good decoding. You've got to read the signs.

If your face is going to "talk" for you anyway, you might as well have it communicate something positive.

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the bodily symbol of identity.

When it comes to leadership, silence is nonverbal communication. It communicates agreement and grants permission by saying, "What you're doing is fine.

This is the way I like it, when you get going there's just no need to talk, as if we were animals and just communicated by silent telepathy

Convey nurturing messages both verbally and nonverbally. If you fill one's life with positive messages of their value to you and to God, they wll develop self-worth and self-disciplines, and become responsible independent adults. Ideally, communication should be filled with nurturing messages.

You always learn from observing. You have to pick things up nonverbally because people will never tell you what you're supposed to know. You have to get it for yourself: whatever it is that you need in order to survive. You become strong by doing the things you need to be strong for. This is the way genuine learning takes place.

It's been suggested that successful communication consists of 7 percent content, 38 percent tone of voice, and 55 percent nonverbal communication. We're usually aware of the content of what we're saying, but not nearly as aware of our tone of voice.

Nothing is more revealing than movement. The body says what words cannot.

You don't need to be told some things. You can sometimes tell more by a man's silence and the set of his head than by what he says.