“Truthful words are not beautiful beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive persuasive words are not good.”
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.
“Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd it must be communicated by contagion.”
“Truthful words are not beautiful beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive persuasive words are not good.”
“Number one, cash is king... number two, communicate... number three, buy or bury the competition.”
“No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft.”
“Communication is about being effective, not always about being proper.”
“Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.”
“No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.”
“We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries.”
“I learned never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it.”
“And once you get instantaneous communication with everybody, you have economic activity that's far more advanced, far more liquid, far more distributed than ever before.”
“Take advantage of every opportunity to practice 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.”
“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 evry part of your life.”
“Be still when you have nothing to say when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.”
“Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.”
“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.”
“A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.”