Communication Quote by Sydney J. Harris

“The conversation advanced with remarkable ease. Talk is cheerful, the way talk is among people who rarely see one another and are surprised they…

— Richard Rodriguez

“They prefer to devote their social energies to close friends, colleagues, and family. They listen more than they talk, think before they speak, and…

— Susan Cain

“Through his powers of intellect, articulate language has been evolved; and on this his wonderful advancement has mainly depended.”

— Charles Darwin

“But the talk of dialogue involves the work of knowing, acknowledging the other, of shaping speech toward him, for her. It is neither done…

— Walter Wangerin Jr

Good talkers are people who use interesting language and have a lot of energy in speech and who also listen.

— Grace Paley

“Of course people need not be always talking well. Only one tells the quality of their minds when they try to talk well.”

— George Eliot

“Talkative people, for example, are rated as smarter, better-looking, more interesting, and more desirable as friends.”

— Susan Cain

“And then a scholar said, "Speak of talking." And he answered, saying: "And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your…

— Khalil Gibran

“being articulate is not a facility of language but a fidelity to vision. And so we are all articulate when finding the courage to…

— Mark Nepo

“I was stunned. He wasn't much of a talker in the best of times, but man, when he put his mind into it, he…

— Jay Crownover

“To Socrates, an individual’s actions were directly related to his intelligence and ignorance. He believed people should develop their self, rather than concentrate on…

— Paul Kleinman

The usual picture of Socrates is of an ugly little plebeian who inspired a handsome young nobleman to write long dialogues on large topics.

— Richard Rorty