Impossible Quote by Quintilian

It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood.

— Karl Popper

We are often unable to tell people what they need to know, because they want to know something else, and would therefore only misunderstand…

— George MacDonald

We cannot be speakers who do not listen. But neither can we be listeners who do not speak.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Always remember that it is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood: There will always be some who misunderstand…

— Graham Moore

there are two ways of speaking an audience will always like: one is, to tell them what they don't understand; and the other is,…

— George Eliot

“I believe a lot of the misinterpretation in communication comes from the fact that we in our desire to be understood are missing the…

— John Posch

In public speaking, we must appeal either to the prejudices of others, or to the love of truth and justice. If we think merely…

— William Hazlitt

“We no longer have a sufficiently high estimate of ourselves when we communicate. Our true experiences are not garrulous. They could not communicate themselves…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

The most incomprehensible talk comes from people who have no other use for language than to make themselves understood.

— Karl Kraus

I try to speak in a way that people can understand.

— John Kennedy

The sheer act of listening speaks volumes that even a great speech can't communicate.

— John C. Maxwell

If you want to relate to a certain audience or generation, you have to speak their language. I truly believe that.

— Erykah Badu