communication Quotes

A good style must have an air of novelty, at the same time concealing its art.

To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

The word is a sign or symbol of the impressions or affections of the soul.

“Kindness works simply and perseveringly; it produces no strained relations which prejudice its working; strained relations which already exist it relaxes. Mistrust and misunderstanding it puts to flight, and it strengthens itself by calling forth answering kindness. Hence it is... ...

Think as the wise men think, but talk like the simple people do.

The key to humor is surprising people.

I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in.

"An answer to a question no one asked is a wasted answer."

"I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university."

Most of the time, communication gets confused with conversation. In fact, the two are distinctly different.

The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor; it is the one thing that cannot be learned from others; and it is also a sign of genius, since a good metaphor implies an intuitive perception of... ...