communication Quotes

Words let us say the things we want to say and also things we would be better off not having said. They let us know the things we need to know, and also things we wish we didn't.

M.I.T. has a reputation for turning out Dilberts. They may be brilliant in what they do, but no one can understand what they say.

Indeed, children thrown together in a community that doesn't have a language of its own will invent one in order to communicate with each other.

I don't think language could have evolved if it was the only distinctive trait. It goes hand in hand with our ability to develop tools and technologies, and also with the fact that we cooperate with nonrelatives.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

If anything, Powerpoint, if used well, would ideally reflect the way we think.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Preaching is the expression of the moral sentiment in application to the duties of life.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.