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Quotes About Communication

need to confess anything to anyone. You go." "And why would I go?
~ Dennis Lehane
She was chatty and emotional and loved to string words together in dizzying tiers that climbed and climbed toward some tower of language that lost Sean somewhere on the third floor.
~ Dennis Lehane
Qué me dice de…? —miró a Phil, luego a mí y después apartó la vista. —¿Sí? —se interesó Barnett. —Bueno… creo que la bala estuvo dando vueltas por mis partes bajas y… —Sus órganos reproductores no se han visto afectados, señorita Gennaro. —Oh —exclamó ella mientras me pillaba sonriendo y me lanzaba una mirada asesina—. No digas ni una puta palabra, Patrick.
~ Dennis Lehane
He gave her a long, worried look, but cars were stacking up behind them and dusk was gathering. A horn blared. Then another. He handed her a business card—Kenny's Cabinets—and told her to call him anytime. She thanked him and got out of the minivan. As he drove away, she realized the van wasn't even red. It was bronze.
~ Dennis Lehane
You should write because some stray scrap of your soul is trying to manifest itself verbally.
~ Dennis Lehane
Che ci creda oppure no, agente, io credo nella terapia della parola, nelle capacità interpersonali di base. Ho quest'idea rivoluzionaria che se tratti un paziente con rispetto e ascolti quello che cerca di dire, puoi riuscire a raggiungerlo.
~ Dennis Lehane
The trouble with words is that you never know whose mouths they've been in.
~ Dennis Potter
There are two ways to choke off free expression. We've already discussed one of them: clamp down on free speech and declare some topics off-limits. That strategy is straightforward enough. The other, more insidious way to limit free expression is to try to change the very language people use.
~ Dennis Prager
The next time you hear someone cite, 'Do not kill' when quoting the sixth commandment, gently but firmly explain that it actually says, 'Do not murder.
~ Dennis Prager
Most people, like the Israelites, complain far more often than they express gratitude. People frequently register a complaint with a manufacturer or service provider, but they rarely write a note of thanks for a job well done. We would all do well to consider writing a thank you note each time we write a letter of complaint. Similarly, and more importantly, too many people criticize their spouses more often than they compliment them. That is the road to an unhappy marriage.
~ Dennis Prager
When to get angry and when and how to express it are among the most important lessons humans can learn. Cain's rage at Abel is a classic example of misplaced rage.
~ Dennis Prager
While shared values aren't sufficient for friendship, friendship is impossible without shared values. In fact, one reason people are hurt by those they had considered friends is that friends are too often chosen without attention to their values.
~ Dennis Prager
Speak now! A full account! Attempt to hide nothing, or I will send fire to consume your testicles.
~ Unknown
That's the good thing 'bout God. Since He can see right through your heart anyway, you can go on and tell Him what you really think.
~ Denver Moore
Kahvalt? tepsisini kar?m?n baÅŸucuna b?rakmak üzereyken kafas?n? kald?r?p yüzüme bakt?; "zaman? geldi mi" diye sordu.
~ Derek Humphry
Similarly, forcing your beliefs onto someone else damages your relationship. The damage may not be easy to spot at first, like tiny cracks in a wooden wheel, but it's just a matter of time before the wheel splits apart.
~ Derek Lin
The main vehicle of both blessings and curses is words. Such words may be spoken or written or merely uttered inwardly.
~ Derek Prince
Who is the man who can speak to the strong? Where is the fool who can talk to the wise? Men who are dead now have learnt this long, Bitter is wisdom that fails when it tries.
~ Derek Walcott
When we ignore the pain, it grows bigger and bigger, and like an abscess that is never drained, eventually it will rupture. When that happens, it can reach into every area of our lives—our health, our families, our jobs, our friendships, our faith, and our very ability to feel joy may be diminished by the fallout from resentments, anger, and hurts that are never named.
~ Desmond Tutu
If you are able to talk about your life and the joys and sorrows you have experienced, if you know your story, you are much more likely to be a skillful parent.
~ Desmond Tutu
I think it was a communication of the heart. When we kept quiet, our hearts discovered that they were kindred spirits.
~ Desmond Tutu
We do not need to succumb to the temptation to meet such a violation with retaliation. The only way to heal this hurt is to give voice to what ails us. It is only in this way that we can keep our pain and loss from taking root inside us. It is only in this way that we have a chance for freedom.
~ Desmond Tutu
Don't raise your voice- improve your argument.
~ Desmond Tutu
And do you care for me?" He kissed her without answering "Tha mun goo, let me dust thee," he said. His hand passed over the curves of her body, firmly, without desire, but with soft, intimate knowledge.
~ DH Lawrence