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Charles Osgood
"Public speaking is no more difficult than breathing, using chopsticks, or tying a bow tie. The mysterious becomes simple . . . once you know how to do it"
George Bernard Shaw
"The greatest problem in communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished."
Peter F. Drucker:
"The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said."
Ralph Nichols:
"The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them."
Carl W. Buechner: "They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel."
Rollo May: "Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing."
Robert Greenleaf: "Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much."
M. Scott Peck: "You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time"
Thoreau: "It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak and another to hear."
Lee Iacocca:
"You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere."
Ira Glassen:
"Be careful of your thoughts; they may become words at any moment."
Robert Quillen
"Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance."
George Barzan:
"If everybody thought before they spoke, the silence would be deafening."
Jeff Daly:
"Two monologues do not make a dialogue."
Anonymous:
"The only weapon that becomes sharper with constant use is the tongue."
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