Quotes on Communication

1. "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." - George Bernard Shaw.
2. "To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others." - Tony Robbins.
3. "The art of communication is the language of leadership." - James Humes
4. "Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after." - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
5. "The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said." - Peter Drucker
6. "One of the sincerest forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say." - Bryant H. McGill
7. "The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply." - Stephen R. Covey
8. "Silence is one of the great arts of conversation." - Marcus Tullius Cicero
9. "The most powerful form of communication is the human face." - John F. Kennedy
10. "Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech, and apparently, 80% of what you understand in a conversation is read through the body, not the words." - Deborah Bull
11. "Language is a more recent technology. Your body language, your eyes, your energy will come through to your audience before you even start speaking." - Peter Guber
12. "Nonverbal communication forms a social language that is in many ways richer and more fundamental than our words." - Leonard Mlodinow
13. "The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter." - Marcus Tullius Cicero
14. "People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude." - John C. Maxwell
15. "Effective communication is building a bridge of understanding that can be traversed by all people." - Anthony D'Angelo
16. "In many ways, effective communication begins with mutual respect, communication that inspires and encourages others to do their best." - Zig Ziglar
17. "The secret of good communication is making people feel something when they read or hear your words." - Ken Blanchard
18. "The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak." - Hans Hofmann
19. "The most important thing in communication is to feel what is being said and hearing what isn't said." - Peter Drucker
20. "Sometimes the strongest form of communication is silence." - Unknown
21. "Actions speak louder than words, but not nearly as often." - Mark Twain
22. "The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives." - Tony Robbins
23. "You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time." - M. Scott Peck
24. "The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do." - Thomas Jefferson
25. "Our bodies communicate to us clearly and specifically if we are willing to listen to them." - Shakti Gawain
26. "Be silent, or let thy words be worth more than silence." - Pythagoras
27. "We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak." - Epictetus
28. "The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug." - Mark Twain
29. "Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." - Mother Teresa.
30. "The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention." - Richard Moss.
31. "Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people." - William Butler Yeats
32. "To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well." - John Marshall.
33. "Communication is not only the essence of being human but also a vital property of life." - John A. Piece.
34. "The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers." - Thich Nhat Hanh.
35. "The truest expression of a people is in its dance and music. Bodies never lie." - Agnes de Mille.
36. "The human body is the best picture of the human soul." - Ludwig Wittgenstein.
37. "In silence and movement, you can show the reflection of people." - Marcel Marceau.
38. "The body says what words cannot." - Martha Graham
39. "The tongue can conceal the truth, but the eyes never!" - Mikhail Bulgakov
40. "What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
41. "The body is the mirror of the soul and reflects everything." - Yogi Bhajan
42. "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King Jr.
43. "Nonverbal communication is the art of listening with the eyes." - Unknown
44. "The body knows what the mind only dreams of knowing." - Gabrielle Roth
45. "When you stop talking, you've lost your customer. When you turn your back, you've lost her." - Estée Lauder
46. "Listening is not merely not talking, though even that is beyond most of our powers; it means taking a vigorous, human interest in what is being told us." - Alice Duer Miller
47. "Communication works for those who work at it." - John Powell
48. "The more you listen to understanding, the more you can offer helpful, thoughtful, and relevant communication in return." - Rebecca Turner
49. "In the last analysis, what we communicate far more eloquently than anything we say or do." - Stephen Covey
50. "The most important things are the hardest to say because words diminish them." - Stephen King