Quotes About Communication

Passive-aggressive people have not developed enough trust in others to be truly open. In fact, they shun opportunities to reveal who they really are because they feel that there is too much risk that they will lose power if they reveal themselves.

Others manipulate through pouting, giving others the silent treatment, being secretive or stubborn, conniving behind others' backs, or being intimidating. Whatever the means, their behavior indicates that they place no value on open, straightforward communication; their only concern is that they get their way.

People pleasers, however, tend to overlook the reality that others are responsible

My wife is a sex object. Every time I ask for sex, she objects.

Come on, big boy," she said. "I guess it don't matter what it cost since you didn't ask, but that forty, that's for head. You want to put it in, that's forty more.

Backstabbing, by the way, is not to be confused with a minor slipup like canceling lunch at the last minute or neglecting to return a phone call.

Backstabbing occurs when you share a confidence with someone at church only to learn later that the person has told your story on the prayer chain.

The first duty of love is to listen. Paul Tillich

You don't seem to care to talk about yourself," [Lefevre] said to Flagler. "I prefer to let what I have done speak for me," Flagler replied. "By their works ye shall know them," Lefevre suggested. "Yes, that's it," Flagler said - as eagerly as he had said anything, according to his interviewer.

Then why on earth had she never told anyone about these things? Matthews asked. Linda didn't miss a beat. "Because no one ever asked," she said. "You're the first that ever did.

Most important, perhaps there was a way to do so without browbeating or scolding, or mounting a soapbox. Perhaps he could get them without their knowing they were got. If he could only find the way.

Ever notice how amused people are when you point out one of their mannerisms or a funny quirk about them? They start laughing and getting happy because they're thinking, "People notice me! I'm relevent!" It's OK to have these instincts, but you have to suppress them a bit. There are 6 billion people here, so it's not all about you. You need to let other people talk for a while and pay attention to their world for a sec.

It's OK to have these instincts, but you have to suppress them a bit. There are 6 billion people here, so it's not all about you. You need to let other people talk for a while and pay attention to their world for a sec.

Remember: a clever woman never lets a man know how cleaver she is

That was when I realised that music is the most profound, magical form of communication there is.

You know, Quincy Jones was a great mentor, but he was a man in a man's world. Fortunately he's a very sensitive man and a beautiful human being, and even though he was 14 or 15 years older than me, he's a capable human being and has great communication skills.

In a sense Muhammad was less the messenger than the translator, struggling to give human form -- words -- to the ineffable.

I am convinced there's a gramma gene that disables the word "no.

no matter how warm the relationship, there's always a certain etiquette when you deal with an in- law, a trace of formality.

Then there was the issue of what the child would call us. ... I was told that no matter what I decreed, the baby would call me whatever she called me. I thought that was nonsense.

He's very private now," commented Brian. "He communicates by emails when there's a business discussion, but that's it.

nuts. I told you before, I'm no nice guy." He had an ex and a bunch of other people, like those he'd busted and some he'd worked with, who'd confirm it. She turned around in his arms, her body pressed against his as she looked up into his eyes. "Yes, you are. That's what's killing me here." "I so don't get

Why did you become a journalist?" "Better than working for a living.

Faulkner turned out to be a great teacher. When a student asked a question ineptly, he answered the question with what the student had really wanted to know.