Quotes About Communication

You can say any fool thing to a dog and the dog will just give you this look that says, 'My GOSH, you're RIGHT! I NEVER would've thought of that!

People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

Before men ever wrote in clay they cast their words in verse and line, rhythmbound in poets' minds, defying time and age.

New York Taxi Rules: 1. Driver speaks no English. 2. Driver just got here two days ago from someplace like Segal. 3. Driver hates you.

It is not our job to defeat those we disagree with. Instead, we are to speak the truth in love with respect, honor, and compassion for the listener

Men are physically stronger than women, but they are rarely more ruthless or as effective at gathering information.

Jja s'inquiétait pour lui. Il n'avait pas essayé de lui expliquer tous ses ennuis, car elle n'aurait jamais pu les comprendre. Elle ne lui en voulait pas, il en était persuadé. Elle faisait de son mieux : elle offrait sa compassion silencieuse pour atténuer une douleur secrète, comme maintenant. Il savoura cette attention paisible pendant un moment. —

I never tell you lies, imp. But sometimes I don't tell everybody all the truth.

L'écriture permettait d'accumuler les connaissances

tous les mondes ne suivent pas le même chemin, mais l'apparition du langage précède toujours l'âge des légendes. L'apparition de l'écriture marque sa fin. Wallie

It was E. M. Bounds who said, "Talking to men for God is a great thing. But talking to God for men is greater still."5

Prefiero irme a la tumba sintiéndome culpable por pedir más de lo que he recibido que por perderme respuestas por no haber pedido.

Antes que me llamen, yo les responderé

You treat a kid with respect and as an adult you talk to them as if they're smart people. But you don't throw at them the trappings of adulthood and you know, the darker stuff.

Whether tales are told by the light of a campfire or by the glow of a screen, the prime decision for the teller has always been what to reveal and what to withhold. Whether in alone or with images, the narrator should be clear about what is to be shown and what is to be hidden.

but then who said journalists need to know anything about their subject before spouting their ill-informed opinions to millions?

Universitair docent is een behoorlijk raar beroep. Om te beginnen staat college geven laag op het lijstje van kwaliteiten waar sollicitatiecommissies van universiteiten naar op zoek zijn. Het belangrijkste criterium is de staat van dienst op onderzoeksgebied die de kandidaat met zich meebrengt. Dat verklaart waarom het sommige docenten ontbreekt aan zelfs de meest basale communicatieve vaardigheden of aan wat voor sociale vaardigheden ook.

I also taught my young charges to use the siren as little as possible, because the sound of it elevates the heart rate, and ultimately the pitch and pace of the voice.

We didn't train giving verbal commands, so they weren't available to us during high stress situations.

As a counselor I have been taught, and I hold it to be a fundamental truth of human nature, that when someone withholds something traumatic it can cause great damage. When

There are always those people who say something like: "Debriefing? I don't need no stinking debriefing!" and we believe them. But the debriefing is not necessarily for them; it is for their buddy, partner, spouse and their children.

You will likely hear participants say such things as, "So that's what you did?" "Oh, I forgot about that." "So, when you did that, that's when I did this. Now it makes sense." Like a jigsaw puzzle that had been scattered with pieces missing, it all begins to come together as everyone adds their one or two pieces.

Many people find the quacking of ducks an acceptable part of nature's choir. However, if you have close neighbors, the gabble of talkative hens may not be appreciated.

The eyebrows are the punctuation marks of the face.