communication Quotes

When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain.

Give thy thoughts no tongue.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.

This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.

My wife and I tried two or three times in the last 40 years to have breakfast together, but it was so disagreeable we had to stop.

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.