Quotes About Communication

I select people to work more closely when they are prepared to and I see that. They don't have to tell me. I know. I will give them a task of some type, and that task becomes the koan between us.

The form of a work of art, which gives speech to their thoughts and is, therefore, their mode of talking, is always somewhat uncertain, like all kinds of speech.

It's kind of funny to read the work of ex-Marines and soldiers because what they said to me as a reporter was only a fraction of what they were thinking and feeling and saying to one another.

Some of our writers are starting to incorporate elements of social media, etc. in the work itself, which is all for the good, I think - finding new ways of being poetic.

That's important when you are running an organization so that the people who work with you know what you believe in and know those beliefs won't change.

It feels amazing to work with writers that write really well.

It's so great to work with people you know and love and trust, but also open up the world.

I want technology to work for me, and my readers. People get confused that technology comes first. The ideas come first. You need to use the medium.

Generally, dictatorships do not work in marriage - or, for that matter, in any other relationship.

I've been very lucky to work with many amazing animators and directors who can interpret and extend the music I make. When it's done well, it can create extra meaning and new context for the song.

In fact, 95% of the people in my films have been nothing less than a pleasure to work with.

It's still too early to say how my wife will influence my life. But I do already know that it's sometimes hard work living with her.

Does anyone actually think I'm going to call Tiger Woods and tell him what to do with his swing one day, and he's going to go out and do it, simple as that? It doesn't work like that.

At a certain point, you have to convince the actors that you've done the right thing. The way I work, if I can't convince them, I've got to move on. I can't coerce them or browbeat them.

The dialogue between women is a rich field, but change does not come without a lot of reading, asking, listening, risk-taking and hard work.

Trying to describe a good marriage is like trying to describe your adrenal glands. You know they're in there functioning but you don't really understand how they work.

Wouldn't it be kinder to say that a lie is a short work of fiction? 'A story' as my daughter says?

A work of art must carry in itself its complete significance and impose it upon the beholder even before he can identify the subject-matter.

I can deal with people who watch me on stage but I am not good in communicating with people any other way than through my work.

The faculty know what they need to develop and they need to work with an administrator with the authority do get it done. To define everything in terms of these index numbers is ridiculous.

I provided all my emails that could possibly be work related [to FBI].

I took the unprecedented step of asking that the State Department make all my work-related emails public for everyone to see.

We have to work with the police. We have to make sure they respect the communities and the communities respect them.

The last couple relationships I had were long distance. It's not like I can make much of an effort to travel and see anybody. The guy had to do all the work, unfortunately.