Quotes About Communication

Judicious absence is a weapon.

Poetry seems to be the only weapon able to beat language, using language's own means.

Often dismissed or underestimated by political opponents, President Reagan had the most valuable weapon in the political arsenal: a bond with the people.

Proprietary programming like news can be a great weapon.

In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female.

Cartoons, if you ask me, are the most powerful weapon in today's politics. Balasaheb Thackeray has proved this.

Public diplomacy was an effective Cold War weapon.

Handshaking means, 'I don't have a weapon.'

Hypersensitivity has become a weapon.

One of the real ways out of conflict is humour. It builds bridges; it's a weapon against rigid ideology, narrow thinking, intolerance.

Social media is not only the most important tool for inciting terrorists, it can also be an effective weapon against them.

As the 19th century teetered into the 20th, the clank of typewriter keys went from solo to symphony. They were the weapon of choice for professional writers, the business elite, people with things to say and the need to say them quickly.

If you are looking to create an information weapon, the battle space you operate in is social media. That is where the fight happens.

It's a victory when the weapons fall silent and people speak up.

There are many controversial topics out there - abortion, nuclear weapons, the 2nd Amendment, guns, whatever, the war in Iraq. You're going to be on one side, somebody's going to be on the other side. Invite those people to the table. Sit down and talk.

The custom of clasping hands is thought to date back thousands of years, as proof of not holding any weapons.

I believe absolutely that words must be treated as material weapons, every invective or threat as violence and aggression.

It seems to me we have been in a rhetorical arms race in this country, with each side unwilling to lay down its weapons for fear - usually justified - the other side would beat them to a pulp.

Wars should be fought with words, not bombs, not weapons. And calm words. I think that wars should be fought over a chessboard and a cup of something to drink.

We need to understand that an open society and free speech and press... really are the best weapons against al Qaeda and extremism.

I work with the president and speak with him multiple times a week. This is a man, he didn't become the president by accident. And as much as everyone wants to talk about stability, was he unstable when he passed the tax reform? Was he unstable when we finally hit back at Syria and said no more chemical weapons?

You would think that the weapons of a king and queen were perhaps their armies or centuries of tradition but what they have is the power of the media. The visual is almost more important than words because they don't have that many opportunities to speak.

I hate stupid people. They should have to wear signs that just say, 'I'm stupid.'

I like to express myself through the clothes that I wear.