Quotes About Communication

If you do not know how to teach the gospel, you may not truly understand it. And if you do not understand it, you may not be a true Christian.

Is your speaking an improvement on silence?

The more important the emotion is, the fewer words required to express it: Will you go out with me? I think I like you. I care for you. I love you. Marry me. Goodbye.

My philosophy: find what it is you want to say, walk in the room, say it, and get the hell out.

Douglas Thornton [an English Christian missionary to Cairo, Egypt with the Church Missionary Society from 1898-1907] was often more amusing than he tried to be. He had a delightful way of mixing up two kindred proverbs or idioms. Once he told his companions that he always had two strings up his sleeve. They then asked him if he had another card to his bow. Such exchanges enliven heavy committee eetings and create wholesome laughter.

If you would rather pick a fight than solve a problem, do not consider leading the church. The

I have always believed that poems beg to be read aloud, even if the reader is in a world all her own.

if you don't speak your emotions you serve them, and if you don't tell your story you lose it—or, what might be worse, you get lost inside it. Telling is how we cement details, preserve continuity, stay sane. We say ourselves into being every day, or else.

There are not a few people to whom I would far rather speak about their own sins, than tell them their children had done anything wrong.

Psychotherapy takes place at the overlap of two areas of playing: that of the patient and that of the therapist. Psychotherapy has to do with two people playing together. The corollary of this is that where playing is not possible then the work done by the therapist is directed towards bringing the patient from a state of not being able to play into a state of being able to play.

The Hebrews have no name for Him, the Moslems have a hundred. Both suggest the same thing, that there are concepts as well as emotions that can be communicated only allegorically.

The best grammarian still can't write a verse.

There is no rest stop on the misinformation highway.

To communicate the truths of history is an act of hope for the future.

History is filled with tragic examples of wars that result from diplomatic impasse. Whether in our local communities or in international relations, the skillful use of our communicative capacities to negotiate and resolve differences is the first evidence of human wisdom.

I can't use words to respond to this communication...I can only answer...as a forward!

Brianna says. "You're a good professor." She condescends through tears.

You may want to find a way to suggest ironic distance between the poet and speaker.

1980, Leah and Sophie voted for Reagan. My father wouldn't speak to them for six months.

the problem might be she calls herself "she" ...

there is nothing wrong in talking quietly; it only makes people listen harder.

She longed for a letter that was for her and her alone, a letter which would give her some glimpse into his heart.

the postal official, said, 'Pray continue, Mr Hill.' Hill took a deep breath. 'In answer to your question, Ma'am, as to why the postage should cost the same no matter the distance travelled, I say this: should a girl in Edinburgh writing to her sweetheart in London pay more than the one who lives in Ealing? Should the merchant in Manchester pay more to write to

What's your doggie name, honey?" "Mom…" "Oh, c'mon, kiddo—we'll look back on this someday and laugh together. Promise. Now cough it up. We'll laugh for you until you're ready to see the funny." He couldn't help but smile. It was pretty funny if you looked at it from the other side. "Fluffy.