Quotes About Communication

Crying when feeling angry is a common female feeling racket.

When Herkamer tells her he hates her, she cries, telling him that maybe someday she won't be home when he wants her. Poor Herkamer is devastated. His abandonment, terror and separation anxiety are triggered. He rushes to his mom, feeling terrible guilt. His awareness of his anger is completely lost. His anger has been converted into guilt.

Only in the life of dialogue and community can we truly live and grow.

There is almost always low-grade anger and depression in a dysfunctional family.

A covert kind of sexual abuse occurs when Dad or Mom talk about sex in front of the children when the age level of the children is inappropriate.

It's not because my mind is made up that I don't want you to confuse me with any more facts. It's because my mind isn't made up. I already have more facts than I can cope with. So SHUT UP, do you hear me? SHUT UP!

We're aware of the scale of the planet, so we don't accept that our own circumscribed horizons constitute reality. Much more real is what's relayed to us by the TV.

when you talk of your journey and of what you have heard and seen, you inwardly desire your own glory in all you do and say. All

Dost thou love picking meat? Or wouldst thou see A man in the clouds, and have him speak to thee?

words easy to be understood often hit the mark, whereas high and learned words only pierce the air.

Solidity, indeed becomes the pen Of him that writes things divine to men;

Speak not so sourly,' answered Robin. 'Did you eat thorns and vinegar for breakfast today?

Tend to the people, and they will tend to the business.

Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about themselves, and small people talk about others

People dont care what you know until they know what you care

People don't care how much you know unless you know how much you care

If you combine your thoughts with the thoughts of others, you will come up with thoughts you've never had!

You don't really understand people until you hear their life story. If you know their stories, you grasp their history, their hurts, their hopes and aspirations. You put yourself in their shoes. And just by virtue of listening and remembering what's important to them, you communicate that you care and desire to add value.

People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.

The goal of confrontation should be to help, not to humiliate.

If you are a leader, the true measure of your success is not getting people to work. It's not getting people to work hard. It is getting people to work hard together. That takes commitment.

You never really know something until you teach it to someone else.

Good leaders motivate others by their listening skills. We are to: avoid prejudicial first impressions; become less self-centered; withhold initial criticism; stay calm; listen with empathy; be active listeners; clarify what we hear; and recognize the healing power of listening. Then we are to act on what we hear

As people gain more authority, they often develop a lack of patience in listening to those under them. A deaf ear is the first indication of a closed mind.