Communication Quotes: Part 2

Communication quotes to reflect and get inspired. Second of two parts.

 

A solid rock is not disturbed by the wind; even so, a wise person is not agitated by praise or blame. - Dhammapada

 

Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our spirits expand. - Sue Patton Thoele

 

Lying is done with words and also with silence. - Adrienne Rich

 

Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while. - Kin Hubbard

 

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen. - Ernest Hemingway

 

By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth. - George Carlin

 

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent. - William Blake

 

Relation and connection are not somewhere and sometimes but everywhere and always. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty. - Richard Needham

 

It's not about the messenger. It's about the message. - Dalai Lama

 

Half the truth is often a great lie. - Benjamin Franklin

 

A picture is worth a thousand words. - Fred R. Barnard

 

The reason I talk to myself is that I'm the only one whose answers I accept. - George Carlin

 

The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since the invention of call waiting. - Dave Barry

 

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation. - Saki

 

Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users? - Clifford Stoll

 

The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives. - Anthony Robbins

 

Communication is not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life… - John A. Piece

 

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself. - Harvey Fierstein