Communication Quotes · Page 123

“Profanity is the common crutch of the conversational cripple.”

— David Keuck

“Spanish—how shall I say this?—is like Portuguese spoken with a speech impediment.”

— Sol Luckman

Some few words whispered by the eyes may be worth quite a few spoken by the lips.

— Jean Paul Malfatti

I'm a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Listen. Smile. Agree. And then do whatever the fuck you were gonna do anyway.

— Robert Downey Jr

“implications became clear as we all combined the two conversations.”

— Jamie McFarlane

We need radical curiosity and reverent pranks, voracious listening and ferocious thanks.

— Rob Brezsny

“My dad always says to listen for the pauses when you want to know if someone’s hiding something.”

— Gabrielle Zevin

That [film What's My Line] was very useful to me because it had Branch Rickey in a social situation. Every other bit…

— Harrison Ford

1. Don't be boring. 2. Be able to pass the airport test; be interesting enough to carry on a 3 hour conversation…

— Michael Bell

At its heart, all intellectual and emotional life is a conversation, and the conversation begins at birth.

— Susan Jacoby

Let the conversation flow at its own pace, don't try to rush it or control it. You need to let go and…

— Max Weiss

You have to have doubts. I have collaborators I work with. I listen and then I decide. That's how it works.

— Giorgio Armani

I think what's really happening is that a dialogue opens up between the ego and these larger, more integrated parts of the…

— Terence McKenna

“‎Never say you can't be a writer or a script writer, remember how well, characters in your dreams said their dialogues.”

— Dipesh Nepal

Like people, when companies work to foster a culture of collaboration, communication becomes second nature.

— Doug McMillon

All I'm arguing for really is that we should have a conversation where the best ideas really thrive, where there's no taboo…

— Sam Harris

I don't think we should see the world of books as fundamentally separate from the world of the Internet. Yes, the Internet…

— John Green

“I prefer the company of books. When I'm reading, I'm never alone, I have a conversation with the book. It can be…

— Sophie Divry

At the end of our conversation she (Martha Stout) turned to address you, the reader. She said if you're beginning to feel…

— Jon Ronson

“You probably think battles are won with cannons and brave speeches and fearless charges." She smoothed her skirts as she spoke. "They're…

— Courtney Milan

“A good basic guideline for our speech (in relation to Ethical Conduct) is to reflect whether what we are saying is both…

— Noah Levine

“It wasn't always the easiest conversation, having someone else point out your flaws, but it was a necessary evil if we wanted…

— Rachel E. Carter

It is particularly challenging looking how I look, but I think of my beautiful, swirled-up babies and I think, "You know what?…

— Measha Brueggergosman

The trouble was that he was talking in philosophy but they were listening in gibberish.

— Terry Pratchett

I text you because I want to have a conversation with you, not to be pissed off & get my day ruined.

— Anonymous

Ne speaketh not; and yet there lies a conversation in his eyes.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Can't you see, we are in a dialogue with the universe?

— Charles Jencks

“Effective communication within an organization fosters collaboration and fuels success.”

— Dax Bamania

Apparently I wasn't in the mood to listen to myself.

— Obert Skye

Fear of punishment diminishes self-esteem and goodwill.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

“No. Just Listen. I'm going to tell you the amazing story of us.”

— Alexandra Bracken

Sometimes I don't want to listen music, because when I do, it only reminds me of you... ;(

— Alyssa

If they listen to the military people, we probably wouldn't be having an ISIS right now.

— Donald Trump

Listen to the praises about you in silence; listen to the critics about you even in more silence!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

If we want to make meetings productive, we need to keep track of those whose requests are on the table.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

A figure of speech is a shifty thing; it can be twisted or it can be straight.

— Salman Rushdie

Just as Parkinson's isn't a big topic of conversation in my house, neither is my career.

— Michael J. Fox

“Be a believer in true love. Seek deep communication with others and with yourself.”

— Bryant McGill

It takes patience to listen. It takes skills to pretend you're listening.:p

— Purvish Gandhi