Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

communication

A man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them. 27 views from James Madison

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. 2 thoughts from Hans Hofmann

Extremists think 'communication' means agreeing with them. 6 other views from Leo Rosten

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight. 6 more sayings from Leo Rosten

Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing. 6 thoughts from Rollo May

The need to write comes from the need to make sense of one's life and discover one's usefulness. 9 wisdom & wit from John Cheever

Power in America today is control of the means of communication. 5 thoughts from Theodore White

There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen. 15 other views from Christopher Morley

Without a possibility of change in meanings human communication could not perform its present functions. 4 other quotes from Kenneth L. Pike

Self-expression must pass into communication for its fulfillment. 18 more quotes from Pearl S. Buck

Poetry is the communication through words of certain experiences that can be communicated in no other way. 5 views from John Drinkwater

Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of the media by which men communicate than by the content of the communication. 19 more quotes from Marshall McLuhan

The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since the invention of call waiting. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. 115 more wisdom & wit from George Bernard Shaw

A powerful idea communicates some of its strength to him who challenges it. 18 more views from Marcel Proust

Technique is communication: the two words are synonymous in conductors. 5 thoughts from Leonard Bernstein

In communications, familiarity breeds apathy. 5 more thoughts from William Bernbach

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind. 50 quotes from Napoleon Bonaparte

The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate. 9 more sayings from J. B. Priestley

Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind. 14 wisdom & wit from F. Scott Fitzgerald

The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy. 2 other quotes from Florence Scovel Shinn

Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd it must be communicated by contagion. 24 views from Henri Frederic Amiel

The communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living. 23 thoughts from T. S. Eliot

The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success are concentration, discrimination, organization, innovation and communication. 2 quotes from Michael Faraday

No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft. 19 thoughts from H. G. Wells

The desire to write grows with writing. 15 quotes from Desiderius Erasmus

Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence. 2 quotes from Faith Baldwin

A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation. 98 quotes from Mark Twain

Evil communication corrupts good manners. I hope to live to hear that good communication corrects bad manners. 3 other thoughts from Benjamin Banneker

Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between different parts of a person's mind. 11 wisdom & wit from Rebecca West

The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe. 30 other quotes from Gustave Flaubert

The communication is in the work and words are no substitute for this. 2 more quotes from Mary Martin

Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language. 23 sayings from Walt Disney

There is a world of communication which is not dependent on words. 2 more views from Mary Martin

Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible. 3 more sayings from Frank Moore Colby

Writing is a communication. 5 quotes from Theodore Sturgeon

One of them, for example, which will probably haunt me more than any other is the problem of communication. 2 other wisdom & wit from Georges Simenon

Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions. 14 thoughts from Bertolt Brecht

Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. 13 sayings from Ansel Adams

No pleasure has any savor for me without communication. 32 more quotes from Michel de Montaigne

Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true. 26 sayings from Charles Dickens