Communication Quotes

“We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say.”

Zeno of Citium

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”

William H. Whyte

“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.”

Peter Drucker

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”

Stephen Covey

“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.”

Stephen Covey

“Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.”

Stephen Covey

“Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.”

Brian Tracy

“Take advantage of every opportunity to practise your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.”

“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

“The two words "information" and "communication" are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through.”

Sydney J. Harris

“The art of communication is the language of leadership.”

James Humes

“Communication, the human connection, is the key to personal and career success.”

Paul J. Meyer

“Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.”

Rollo May

“Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.”

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.”

John Marshall

“Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.”

Benjamin E. Mays

“If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time, a tremendous whack.”

“This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.”

“It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.”

Mark Twain

“A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.”

Mark Twain

“I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.”

Calvin Coolidge

“Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.”

Robert Frost

“Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.”

George Eliot

“Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.”

“Words are but the signs of ideas.”

Samuel Johnson