Quotes About Communication

Rien ne rétrécit plus l'esprit, rien n'engendre plus de riens, de rapports, de paquets, de tracasseries, de mensonges, que d'être éternellement renfermés vis-à-vis les uns des autres dans une chambre, réduits pour tout ouvrage à la nécessité de babiller continuellement.

We cannot teach children the danger of lying to men without feeling as men, the greater danger of lying to children.

El verdadero objeto de mis confesiones es hacer comprender exactamente mi interior en todas las situaciones.

Wise men, if they try to speak their language to the common herd instead of its own, cannot possibly make themselves understood.

Cuando cada cual tiene su quehacer, nadie habla sino cuando tiene algo que decir; pero cuando no se hace nada, es forzoso estar hablando siempre; y he ahí la más incómoda y peligrosa de todas las sujeciones.

No sabía emplear con ellos más que tres medios inútiles siempre y frecuentemente perniciosos con los niños: el sentimiento, los razonamientos y el enojo.

Nulle société ne peut exister sans échange, nul échange sans mesure commune, et nulle mesure commune sans égalité.

Ne veut-on pas au moins apprendre de l'objet qu'on aime si l'on est aimé ?

on ne connaît d'où est un homme qu'après qu'il a parlé.

If you want to say something clever, you have only to talk long enough.

I do not like verbal explanations. Young people pay little heed to them, nor do they remember them. Things! Things! I cannot repeat it too often. We lay too much stress upon words; we teachers babble, and our scholars follow our example.

To write a love letter, you have to start, without knowing, what you want to say, and end, without knowing what you have said.

Nickie didn't like listening to him because his voice always sounded too smooth.

Lina laughed. So did Doon. A look went between them, like a quick current of electricity

You turned a crazy old guy into an enemy in less than two minutes. YOU did it. You've done it over and over, I've seen you: you approach people like an enemy and bam!, they turn into one, whether they were to begin with or now -Maddy

When your mother and your father are having a fight, do you want them to kill each other? Or do you just want them to stop fighting?

Who do you want to win this war?' 'I am interested to know where you will be going when you leave.' 'Mr. Wakatsuki, if I have repeat each one of these questions we will be here forever. Who do you want...?' 'When your mother and your father are having a fight, do you want them to kill each other? Or do you just want them to stop fighting?

Horses were never wrong. They always did what they did for a reason, and it was up to you to figure it out.

She was developing what Mom called a bit of a sarcastic streak.

If you want to be treated like a mother," I said, "you should act like one.

I'm none too big on giving advice,' Aunt Al said. 'Most times when folks ask for advice, they already know what they should do. They just want to hear it from someone else.

At the same time, Dad was working on a book arguing the case for phonetic spelling. He called it 'A Ghoti out of Water.' Ghoti, he liked to point out, could be pronounced like fish. The gh had the f sound in enough, the o had the short i sound in women, and ti had the sh sound in nation.

At the same time, Dad was working on a book arguing the case for phonetic spelling. He called it A Ghoti out of Water. "Ghoti," he liked to point out, could be pronounced like "fish." The "gh" had the "f" sound in "enough," the "o" had the short "i" sound in "women," and "ti" had the "sh" sound in "nation." Dad

He groped me! And he's wanking off!' Mom cocked her head and looked concerned. 'Poor Stanley,' she said. 'He's so lonely.