Communication Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

“One person seeks a midwife for his thoughts; the other, someone he can assist. Here is the origin of a good conversation.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“The listener is the midwife in the difficult birth of the word.”

— Meša Selimović

The art of conversation, or the qualification for a good companion, is a certain self-control, which now holds the subject, now lets it go,…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

In all cultures, the midwife's place is on the threshold of life, where intense human emotions, fear, hope, longing, triumph, and incredible physical power-enable…

— Sheila Kitzinger

The woman is increasingly aware that love alone can give her full stature, just as the man begins to discern that spirit alone can…

— Carl Jung

The kind of conversation I like is one in which you are prepared to emerge a slightly different person.

— Theodore Zeldin

“We must always remember that we are only midwives—if we want praise for progeny we must give birth to our own.”

— Diana Athill

Good conversation turns me on. A connection between two people, a mental one first.

— Brian Molko

“A relationship calls for sympathetic listening with a view to understanding the other person’s thoughts, feelings, and desires.”

— Gary Chapman

A man always imagines a woman to be ready for anybody who asks her.

— Jane Austen

“On a potential husband, "All I ask is someone with a little imagination, but they are hard to find.”

— Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

“Relationships are two layers of conversations. Adapting and also speaking your mind.”

— Dee Henderson