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Quotes About Communication

Talk is a pure art. Its only limits are the patience of listeners who, when they get tired, can always pay for their coffee or change it with a friendly waiter and walk out.
~ John Dos Passos
There is no doubt that I have lots of words inside me; but at moments, like rush-hour traffic at the mouth of a tunnel, they jam.
~ John Updike
I have no patience with anyone born after World War II. You have to explain everything to these people.
~ Selma Diamond
There are few husbands whom the wife cannot win in the long run, by patience and love.
~ Margaret of Valois
Listening takes practice, and it takes patience. But I promise, if you listen, your story will be better for it.
~ Howard Gordon
LECTURER, n. One with his hand in your pocket, his tongue in your ear and his faith in your patience.
~ Ambrose Bierce
The secret to a happy marriage is patience and honesty. I really mean that. You have to be patient, you have to be open, and you also have to be available for criticism, too.
~ Cindy McCain
The rules of marriage were simple and easy to follow: faithfulness, patience, compromise. But there were no rules to divorce, or if there were, he had not yet discovered them.
~ Donna Ball
The message had been delivered. All they could do now was wait. Valden hated waiting.
~ Nicole Sager, Hebbros
People who pressure you usually deserve a "no". People who are patient with you usually deserve a "yes".
~ Alan Cohen
For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language.
~ Joseph Brodsky
You can question somebody's views and their judgment without questioning their motives or patriotism.
~ Barack Obama
In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.
~ Chinua Achebe
How can there be peace without people understanding each other; and how can this be if they don't know each other?
~ Lester B. Pearson
I think peace should be done not only among governments but among people. It was impossible before the Facebook.
~ Shimon Peres
I am a stranger. I come in peace. Take me to your leader and there will be a massive reward for you in eternity.
~ John Glenn
Understanding comes through communication, and through communication we find the way to peace.
~ Ralph C. Smedley
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
As we live our truths, we will communicate across all barriers, speaking for the sources of peace. Peace that is not lack of war, but fierce and positive.
~ Muriel Rukeyser
You can't shake hands with a closed fist.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
Communication is the key to education, understanding and peace.
~ James Bryce
I'm always so glad I have no idea what you're vacantly chatting about," said Jace. It fills me with a sense of peace and well-being.
~ Cassandra Clare
In a world of peace and love, music would be the universal language.
~ Henry David Thoreau
[The media can be] the greatest force for peace on the earth [for] it is how we come to understand each other.
~ Amy Goodman