Quotes About Communication

I didn't say it didn't make sense, Chief – I just said it was talking crazy.

Si-aproape ca zaresc masinaria din ei preluand cuvintele pe care tocmai le-am rostit si-incercand sa le potriveasca ici sau colo, intr-un loc sau altul, si cand constata ca acele cuvinte n-au un loc dinainte stabilit unde sa se aseze, masinaria din ei se leapada de cuvinte de parca nici n-ar fi fost rostite.

Mi-a zis ca un om care-a tacut atata amar de vreme avea pesemne multe de spus, dupa care se intinse la loc pe perna si astepta. Eu ma straduii un minut sa-i zic ceva, dar singurele lucruri care-mi venira in minte erau din acelea pe care un om nu le poate spune altuia in cuvinte.

Wieczorem w przeddzieÅ" wyprawy le?aÅ'em w Å'ó?ku, rozmyÅ›lajÄ…c o mojej gÅ'uchocie, o latach udawania , ?e nie sÅ'yszÄ™ ani sÅ'owa, i zastanawiaÅ'em siÄ™, czy potrafiÅ'bym siÄ™ zachowywa? inaczej. A potem przypomniaÅ'em sobie, ?e to nie ja zaczÄ…Å'em udawa? gÅ'uchego, to ludzie zaczÄ™li traktowa? mnie jak durnia, który nie sÅ'yszy, nie widzie i nie potrafi wydusi? z siebie sÅ'owa.

Mõnikord ma unustan, milleks naer on võimeline.

Un uomo, dopo essere rimasto zitto a lungo come me, soggiunse, probabilmente aveva parecchie cose da dire, e si appoggiò al guanciale e aspettò. Riflettei per un minuto cercando qualcosa da dirgli, ma la sola cosa che mi venne in mente era una di quelle cose che un uomo non può dire a un altro uomo, perché tradotta in parola suona falsa.

He had come to life for maybe a minute to try to tell us something, something none of us cared to listen or understand, and the effort had drained him dry.

look at all the newspapers and business journal newspapers in every major Western city via the Internet.

The only way I could discover how to help someone was by listening. Only when I heard what they were trying to say could I get a sense of what they needed, of the issues they were confronting at that time, of the kind of help that would really help at that specific moment.

And Habermas: mutual understanding in unrestrained communicative action unfolded by rationality is the omega point of individual and social evolution itself.

the average millennial gets or sends eighty-eight messages a day).

Hence, in shorthand, the meaning of a statement is the injunction of its enactment. No injunction, no enactment, no meaning. That is, mere metaphysics.

The spark for a relationship might come for free—a look, a word. But the fuel to keep it going would always be expensive.

I have learned that there is more power in a good strong hug than in a thousand meaningful words.

Bring the viewer to your side, include him in your thought. He is not a bystander. You have the power to increase his perceptions and conceptions.

My words fly up, my thoughts remain below

If you let your emotions get high, your bargaining power will be low. Make sure you don't negotiate from a position of need when making a deal.

There is more power in the open hand than in the clenched fist.

In the 21st century, culture is power.

Distinguish between power and control, delegate, be decisive - and always remember people's first names.

The power of storytelling is exactly this: to bridge the gaps where everything else has crumbled.

And, yes, words matter. They may reflect reality, but they also have the power to change reality - the power to uplift and to abase.

Never underestimate the power of a good story.

There is nothing at all that can be talked about adequately, and the whole art of poetry is to say what can't be said.