“Bad human communication leaves us less room to grow.”
Saying what you mean is harder than it sounds. These quotes explore language, listening, honesty, and the art of making yourself understood — whether you are giving a speech, writing an email, or just trying to have a real conversation.
“Republicans use think tanks to come up with a lot of their messages. The think tanks are the single worst, most undisciplined example of communication I've ever seen.”
“Bad human communication leaves us less room to grow.”
“There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.”
“I don't understand why people whose entire lives or their corporate success depends on communication, and yet they are led on occasion by CEOs who cannot talk their way out of a paper bag and don't care to.”
“The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success.”
“The major advances in speed of communication and ability to interact took place more than a century ago. The shift from sailing ships to telegraph was far more radical than that from telephone to email!”
“I won't compare ants and people, but ants give us a useful model of how single members of a community can become so organized that they end up resembling, in effect, one big collective brain. Our own exploding population and communication technology are leading us that way.”
“Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication is totally disorganized.”
“It is not enough to show people how to live better: there is a mandate for any group with enormous powers of communication to show people how to be better.”
“I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.”
“Self-expression must pass into communication for its fulfillment.”
“The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.”
“People recognize certain things, like 'D' means 'this dialogue stinks.' We're dealing with shows that are written here, shot in New York and posted back here. Accurate communication is a necessity.”
“The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since the invention of call waiting.”
“Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening.”
“Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.”