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a2cca46 You can talk with someone for years, everyday, and still, it won't mean as much as what you can have when you sit in front of someone, not saying a word, yet you feel that person with your heart, you feel like you have known the person for forever.... connections are made with the heart, not the tongue. human-connections relationships humanism humanity inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspirational affection inspirational-love heartwarming communication human-nature C. JoyBell C.
4fc7e41 Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don't listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don't listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what's behind the words. action integrity leadership inspiration inspirational-quotes life-quotes optimistic positive-affirmation positive-life positive positive-thinking optimism life inspirational actions integrity-quotes speaking listen speak communication listening honest curiosity Roy T. Bennett
5f34825 I shall look at you out of the corner of my eye, and you will say nothing. Words are the source of misunderstandings. philosophy inspirational communication Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
0d91d94 Anything that's human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone. fear trust friendship inspirational communication trauma Fred Rogers
122c537 We speak not only to tell other people what we think, but to tell ourselves what we think. Speech is a part of thought. cognition senses sociality community communication speech thought Oliver Sacks
cc6c26d How it is that animals understand things I do not know, but it is certain that they do understand. Perhaps there is a language which is not made of words and everything in the world understands it. Perhaps there is a soul hidden in everything and it can always speak, without even making a sound, to another soul. words little-princess frances-hodgson-burnett communication language soul Frances Hodgson Burnett
64fd5b7 "What exactly did you find in Atlanta?" Frank unzipped his backpack and started bringing out souvenirs. "Some peach preserves. A couple of T-shirts. A snow globe. And, um, these not-really-Chinese handcuffs." Annabeth forced herself to stay calm. "How about you start from the top--of the story, not the backpack." communication percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena frank-zhang jason-grace the-heroes-of-olympus Rick Riordan
5f5f1f4 It's up to the artist to use language that can be understood, not hide it in some private code. Most of these jokers don't even want to use language you and I know or can learn . . . they would rather sneer at us and be smug, because we 'fail' to see what they are driving at. If indeed they are driving at anything--obscurity is usually the refuge of incompetence. writing clarity art communication Robert A. Heinlein
d045f5a If you look hard and long, you can find us. If you listen hard and long, you can hear any of us, call any of us that you wish. magic call daine hearing calling communication Tamora Pierce
be283cb When we turn around & come face to face with our destiny, we discover that words (spoken) are not enough. I know so many people who are brilliant speakers but are quite incapable of practising what they preach. It's one thing to describe a situation & quite another to experience it. I realised a long time ago that a warrior in search of his dream must take his inspiration from what he actually does & not from what he imagines himself doing. influence honesty communication Paulo Coelho
8592071 Art is communication. communication Madeleine L'Engle
751929d "How different things might be if, rather than saying "I think I'm in love," we were saying "I've connected with someone in a way that makes me think I'm on the way to knowing love." Or if instead of saying "I am in love" we say "I am loving" or "I will love." Our patterns around romantic love are unlikely to change if we do not change our language." romance love connection communication language Bell Hooks
474864a "Now, 75 years [after ], in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books. reading vacuity modern-life superficiality critical-thinking computers communication Harper Lee
47e616d Compromise, communicate, and never go to bed angry - the three pieces of advice gifted and regifted to all newlyweds. marriage loss heartbreak love communicate newlyweds marriage-advice divorce compromise anger communication Gillian Flynn
9f23bfb Talk is free but the wise man chooses when to spend his words. wisdom communication Neil Gaiman
a77ab7e ...my father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days, weeks, at a time, making the air humid, hard to breathe, my father stalking around with his lower jaw jutting out, giving him the look of a wounded, vengeful boxer, grinding his teeth so loud you could hear it across the room ... I'm sure he told himself: 'I never hit her'. I'm sure because of this technicality he never saw himself as an abuser. But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with bad directions and a rage-clenched driver, a vacation that never got a chance to be fun. rage silence family heartbreak love abusive-parents mental-abuse abusive broken-home heartbroken love-lost fights divorce childhood-memories malice emotional-abuse anger communication fighting parents parents-and-children mother fury fight father childhood terror parenthood scared sexism Gillian Flynn
303df68 Choosing to be honest is the first step in the process of love. There is no practitioner of love who deceives. Once the choice has been made to be honest, then the next step on love's path is communication. relationship honesty love communication Bell Hooks
7874c2a Art is partly communication, but only partly. The rest is discovery. discovery communication William Golding
a123a38 There are no commitments, only bargains. And they have to be made again every day. You think making a commitment is it. Finish. You think it sets like a concrete platform and it'll take any strain you want to put on it. You're committed. You don't have to prove anything. In fact you can afford a little neglect, indulge in a little bit of sarcasm here and there, isolate yourself when you want to. Underneath it's concrete for life. I'm a cow in some ways, but you're an idiot. relationships communication Tom Stoppard
97f44f6 I think maybe, when I was very young, I witnessed a chaste cheek kiss between the two when it was impossible to avoid. Christmas, birthdays. Dry lips. On their best married days, their communications were entirely transactional: 'We're out of milk again.' (I'll get some today.) 'I need this ironed properly.' (I'll do that today.) 'How hard is it to buy milk?' (Silence.) 'You forgot to call the plumber.' (Sigh.) 'Goddammit, put on your coat, right now, and go out and get some goddamn milk. Now.' These messages and orders brought to you by my father, a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. silence depression relationship family heartbreak love abusive-relationship bad-parenting abusive broken-home love-lost fights divorce childhood-memories abusive-relationships communication fighting parents parents-and-children mother fight father childhood parenthood sexism Gillian Flynn
35e400b What the dead had no speech for, when living, They can tell you, being dead: the communication Of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living. death unsaid-words communication longing T.S. Eliot
4e0de7b Words travel as swiftly as desire, so it is possible to send a message of love without them. love communication speech Laura Esquivel
5c3d34e "The Internet," [Judy] Singer said, "is a prosthetic device for people who can't socialize without it." For anyone challenged by language and social rules, a communication system that does not operate in real time is a godsend." communication internet Andrew Solomon
be0c072 "Most women are all too familiar with men like Calvin Smith. Men whose sense of prerogative renders them deaf when women say, "No thanks," "Not interested," or even "Fuck off, creep." rape feminism women-s-rights women assault assaults catcalling disrespect men-s-behavior personal-experiences personal-space predatory-behavior problems-in-the-world problems-of-today problems-with-men problems-with-society saying-no street-harassment verbal-abuse women-s-experiences women-s-issues personal-experience predators personal-autonomy sexual-assault misogynist harassment sexual-violence victims behavior misogyny gender-roles communication culture not-listening rapists rape-culture men-and-women women-and-men gender sexuality sexual-abuse survivors sexism Jon Krakauer
a68e113 If she died as a result of this journey, it wouldn't be because of slavers. It would be because Richard's inability to communicate would give her a heart attack. richard communication Ilona Andrews
f842eb9 Getting in touch with the lovelessness within and letting that lovelessness speak its pain is one way to begin again on love's journey. In relationships, whether heterosexual or homosexual, the partner who is hurting often finds that their mate is unwilling to 'hear' the pain. Women often tell me that they feel emotionally beaten down when their partners refuse to listen or talk. When women communicate from a place of pain, it is often characterized as 'nagging.' Sometimes women hear repeatedly that their partners are 'sick of listening to this shit.' Both cases undermine self-esteem. Those of us who were wounded in childhood often were shamed and humiliated when we expressed hurt. It is emotionally devastating when the partners we have chosen will not listen. Usually, partners who are unable to respond compassionately when hearing us speak our pain, whether they understand it or not, are unable to listen because that expressed hurt triggers their own feelings of powerlessness and helplessness. Many men never want to feel helpless or vulnerable. They will, at times, choose to silence a partner with violence rather than witness emotional vulnerability. When a couple can identify this dynamic, they can work on the issue of caring, listening to each other's pain by engaging in short conversations at appropriate times (i.e., it's useless to try and speak your pain to someone who is bone weary, irritable, reoccupied, etc.). Setting a time when both individuals come together to engage in compassionate listening enhances communication and connection. When we are committed to doing the work of love we listen even when it hurts. pain love-quotes relationships love listening-to-others vulnerability-quotes listening-skills emotional-abuse communication listening vulnerable vulnerability bell hooks
abc0cff What makes people good communicators is, in essence, an ability not to be fazed by the more problematic or offbeat aspects of their own characters. They can contemplate their anger, their sexuality, and their unpopular, awkward, or unfashionable opinions without losing confidence or collapsing into self-disgust. They can speak clearly because they have managed to develop a priceless sense of their own acceptability. They like themselves well enough to believe that they are worthy of, and can win, the goodwill of others if only they have the wherewithal to present themselves with the right degree of patience and imagination. As children, these good communicators must have been blessed with caregivers who knew how to love their charges without demanding that every last thing about them be agreeable and perfect. Such parents would have been able to live with the idea that their offspring might sometimes--for a while, at least--be odd, violent, angry, mean, peculiar, or sad, and yet still deserve a place within the circle of familial love. self-knowledge family communicators self-acceptance communication parenting parents children Alain de Botton
1cd4d09 Mind thinks in images but, to communicate with another, must transform image into thought and then thought into language. That march, from image to thought to language, is treacherous. Casualties occur: the rich, fleecy texture of image, its extraordinary plasticity and flexibility, its private nostalgic emotional hues - all are lost when image is crammed into language. communication language Irvin D. Yalom
7f467d0 I've always admired people who give accurate directions, and the tribe is small. discipleshiphim directions hospitality communication Pat Conroy
4b7ee97 If I could talk about it, I would not have to do it. I make art. artists communication Neil Gaiman
45d3ba3 In science fiction, telepaths often communicate across language barriers, since thoughts are considered to be universal. However, this might not be true. Emotions and feelings may well be nonverbal and universal, so that one could telepathically send them to anyone, but rational thinking is so closely tied to language that it is very unlikely that complex thoughts could be sent across language barriers. Words will still be sent telepathically in their original language. telepathy communication language Michio Kaku
6cd9a00 We have the best chance of communicating our thoughts if we are sincere and speak from the heart, without hidden intent. truth truthful wu-wei communication Wu Wei
4d03ab2 The constant vigilance and my heightened anxiety that I'd screw it up anyway exhausted me, but I persevered. perseverance relationships social-anxiety observation communication Tracey Garvis Graves
4e1a7d9 Whether it's trying to convince others that something is more true, more virtuous, or more desirable--all communication is rhetoric in action. rhetoric communication Leonard Koren
d51a3f6 "All canonical writing possesses the quality "of making you feel strangeness at home." variety continuity familiarity innovation communication Harold Bloom
d5e3315 Photographs do not translate from appearances. They quote from them. photography communication John Berger
d3d19f1 Wealth is a relational barrier. It keeps us from having open relationships. wealth relationships honesty stewardship openness transparency communication Randy Alcorn
92bb07f It was hard for me to come up with something on the fly, which is why I preferred, if at all possible, not to say anything at all for fear it wasn't the right thing. social-anxiety communication mental-health Tracey Garvis Graves
806ae42 "Do you wish to speak in Provencal, French, or Latin? They are all I can manage, I'm afraid." "Any will do," the rabbi replied in Provencal. "Splendid. Latin it is," said Pope Clement." papal-authority pope languages communication conceit mockery Iain Pears
16f0b08 He sat down in his chair by the fire and began to chat, as was his habit before he and his wife parted to dress for dinner. When he was out during the day he often looked forward to these chats, and made notes of things he would like to tell his Mary. During her day, which was given to feminine duties and pleasures, she frequently did the same thing. Between seven and eight in the evening they had delightful conversational opportunities. He picked up her book and glanced it over, he asked her a few questions and answered a few... marriage love regard courtesy faithfulness wife communication husband respect Frances Hodgson Burnett
b7378e7 The inventor knows HOW to borrow. heritage evangelism innovation legacy communication Harold Bloom
98ae524 Having and authentic voice means that: - We can openly share competence as well as problems and vulnerability. - We can warm things up and calm them down. - We can listen and ask questions that allow us to truly know the other person and to gather information about anything that may affect us. - We can say what we think and feel, state differences, and allow the other person to do the same. - We can define our values, convictions, principles, and priorities, and do our best to act in accordance with them. - We can define what we feel entitled to in a relationship, and we can clarify the limits of what we will tolerate or accept in another's behavior. - We can leave (meaning that we can financially and emotionally support ourselves), if necessary. relationship convictions clarity differences communication vulnerable values Harriet Lerner Ph.D.
841aca3 The work of art is, after all, an act of faith in our ability to communicate symbolically. communication Ralph Ellison
feae4ac "One journalist complemented another that his article on a dispute, "had made both sides see themselves as they are." writing objectivity communication Doris Kearns Goodwin
b6d1563 In the midst of the ubiquitous dealings with prostituted signs, the thing-poem was capable of opening up the prospect of returning to credible experiences of meaning. It did this by tying language to the gold standard of what things themselves communicate. Where randomness is disabled, authority should shine forth. poetry communication being randomness rilke thing-poem Peter Sloterdijk
378488e Everything interested him and everything excited him. leadership education communication curiosity Barbara W. Tuchman
9ce0aac "(LBJ) had what a journalist calls "a genius for analogy"-- made the point unforgettably, in dialect, in the rhythmic cadences of a great storyteller. Master of the senate" communication Robert A. Caro
375d906 The writer does want to be published; the painter urgently hopes that someone will see the finished canvas (van Gogh was denied the satisfaction of having his work bought and appreciated during his lifetime; no wonder the pain was more than he could bear); the composer needs his music to be heard. Art is communication, and if there is no communication it is as though the work has been stillborn. communication Madeleine L'Engle
dec1e91 "Connecting to the outernet was less of a shock this time, as the monitor gave him a sense of distance from it, but it was still annoying. How did these people live with such a system, stalked by advertisements and "free" offers and icons that would take you to another site, unasked-for, the moment you gave them your attention? It was like wending your way through an obstacle course. Perhaps after a while you just learned to tune it all out... or perhaps you could buy programs that did it for you. He would have to design himself one of those before he did any more real work on the outernet, though he suspected that the consumer programs which were stalking him were capable of adapting to anything he could turn out quickly. Advertising: the ultimate predator. He longed for the simplicity of the Gueran network, which simply did what it was supposed to and no more. When had these people lost touch with the fact that the purpose of a network was to facilitate communication, not impede it?" marketing cyberpunk communication internet C.S. Friedman
1f64229 Mind thinks in images but, to communicate with another, must transform image into thought and then thought into language. That march, from image to thought to language, is treacherous. Casualties occur: the rich, fleecy texture of image, its extraordinary plasticity and flexibility, its private nostalgic emotional hues - all are lost when image in crammed into language. communication language Irvin D. Yalom
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