Communication Quotes

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A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember. — John Mason Brown
In day-to-day commerce, television is not so much interested in the business of communications as in the business of delivering audiences to advertisers. People are… — Les Brown
Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers or your clients… — Les Brown
Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own. — Carol Burnett
Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest response. — Amos Bronson Alcott
Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing. — William S. Burroughs
Language is a virus from outer space. — William S. Burroughs
I've been in navigation systems, robotics, restaurants, communications systems, touch screens, and now I'm back in games. I like to say I have five-year A.D.D. — Nolan Bushnell
If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good deal less sorrow in the world a hundred years hence. — Samuel Butler
I use technology for communication, but I don't have a Blackberry or an iPhone. I use an outdated cell phone, but I'm fine with it. — Nicolas Cage
It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear. — Italo Calvino
The first reason for the preponderant influence of those Evangelicals who define themselves as advocates of Religious Right theological and political ideologies is that they… — Tony Campolo
A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet. — Truman Capote
I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil. — Truman Capote
Nurses serve their patients in the most important capacities. We know that they serve as our first lines of communication when something goes wrong or… — Lois Capps
By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth. — George Carlin
Be not a slave of words. — Thomas Carlyle
There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts:… — Dale Carnegie
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other… — Dale Carnegie
The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most. — Dale Carnegie

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