Quotes About Communication

I remember having an argument with Alan, I said the Queen's not just going to call the guy up and send him out to do it. And Alan says, well, how would a monarch give orders to her assassin.

Marriage is an attempt to solve problems together which you didn't even have when you were on your own.

Truth or tact You have to choose. Most times they are not compatible.

Words fascinate me. They always have. For me, browsing a dictionary is like being turned loose in a bank.

simple conveying of information to rational people.

Two languages in one brain? No one can live at that speed!

When you have the ability to communicate with someone telepathically, people tend to assume you're talking to them all the time, especially if you're not visibly doing anything else.

What's really notable about the Logi's refusal to engage with us in our own language and media is how they've forced us to communicate on their terms. Our dire economic need to forge a productive relationship with another species has made us accept them and their demands. This gives them a lot more control over how they're seen, meanwhile forcing us to put all the effort into communication, such as our network of translators.

I think that if your approach is one where you don't want to alienate anybody, you're going to have to soften the viewpoint or the information that you're offering to such an extent that it doesn't have the power to make any difference. You have to take that risk.

Loves is nature. Loves come first in a relationship. You have no time for me. I can't force you to give me time. Loves don't need words. Loves it shows by itself. Loves breaks the impossible.

I used to think that if I could talk to the spirit world, I'd get some answers. Ha bloody ha. I wish the dead would just come out and say what they mean instead of being so passive-aggressive about the whole thing.

Six crows sit in our greengage tree. Half awake, I hear them speak to me in Haisla.

If you love someone, let them go. And if you have to point a gun at them to get them to talk to you, it's probably not meant to be.

The true genius shudders at incompleteness — imperfection — and usually prefers silence to saying the something which is not everything that should be said.

Then--in correcting the entity--do not ever break the entity's will! Reason with the entity, for the mental ability and aspects will incline to make the entity become stubborn, if there is the attempt to force or to cause the entity to act in any direction or manner "just because." Tell [the entity] why!

This is harder than it first appears: Try in thine own experience, each; that ye speak not for one whole day unkindly of any; that ye say not a harsh word to any, about any; and see what [such] a day would bring to you . . .

So that's the telephone? They ring, and you run.

We were created to look at one another, weren't we

My art, what do you want to say about it? Do you think you can explain the merits of a picture to those who do not see them? . . . I can find the best and clearest words to explain my meaning, and I have spoken to the most intelligent people about art, and they have not understood; but among people who understand, words are not necessary, you say humph, he, ha and everything has been said.

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see

I'm sorry for him who cannot hear what the tall trees have to say.

When we get to know someone personally and can work with him or her on a more personal level, this is Level Two, which is essential for real help to occur. Level Two trust implies that we are willing to make promises and will keep them. Level Two openness implies that with respect to our joint task we will share all relevant information and will not lie to one another.

I have found it shocking how often communication across hierarchical and functional boundaries is faulty.

Empathy One is to listen for and be curious about the actual situation or problem that the client is describing.