Quotes On Communication

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Say what you will about President Trump's tone, tactics or tweeting, but even his most strident critics admit he's at his best when on the offensive.

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.

Leadership requires two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate it.

More information is always better than less. When people know the reason things are happening, even if it's bad news, they can adjust their expectations and react accordingly. Keeping people in the dark only serves to stir negative emotions.

Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting, and, most importantly, a way of communicating.

There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.

If you want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.

Tweets? That stuff kills conversation. And people taking pictures with their phone or recording you, sometimes surreptitiously, is creepy.

The ear is the only true writer and the only true reader.