Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Communication Quotes
CommunicationConnectionEmpathyFriendshipListening When I talk to kids, I'm really listening. When I do that, we have a little bit of a bigger connection than me being Kendrick Lamar and you being a student. It's almost like we're friends. Because a friend listens.
AuthenticityCommunicationHumilitySelf-awarenessSimplicity I don't have interns. I don't have a manager. I don't have assistants. I don't have a secretary. I can't figure out Outlook Express. I'm the worst person in the world answering e-mails, and my phone is probably the oldest, most battered phone you can find. So I just talk to people.
CommunicationCreativityExpressionSocial MediaTechnology For me, the most fascinating interface is Twitter. I have odd cosmic thoughts every day and I realized I could hold them to myself or share them with people who might be interested.
CommunicationKnowledgeListeningPerceptionReading The ear is the only true writer and the only true reader.
CommunicationIntuitionLanguagePerceptionUnderstanding 'Arrival' talks very little about language and how to precisely dissect a foreign language. It's more a film on intuition and communication by intuition, the language of intuition.
Casual RelationshipsCommunicationEntertainmentHonestySocial Interaction I be talking to females but nothing serious, just entertaining everybody.
CommunicationPerceptionRespectSelf-awarenessTact Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
CommunicationEmotional ExpressionLoveMusicVulnerability Not everyone's really got the heart to talk about what's going on with their love in their music.
CommunicationGentlenessInfluencePersuasionRespect If you want to influence people, you want them to accept your suggestions, you don't say, 'You don't know how to use the English language,' or 'How could you make that argument?' It will be welcomed much more if you have a gentle touch than if you are aggressive.
CommunicationListeningRespectValidation The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.
CommunicationConflict Resolution The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.
CommunicationReactivitySensitivitySurface Level Analysis Journalists are like dogs, when ever anything moves they begin to bark.
AdaptabilityCollaborationCommunicationCompromiseTechnology My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise.
CommunicationListeningNon-verbal cuesPerceptionUnderstanding The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.
ActionCommunicationContentmentHumilitySelf-Discipline Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.
CommunicationInfluenceResponsibilitySuccessWisdom Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.
ChangeCommunicationPartnershipSelf-ProtectionStruggle Normally, when someone we love is turning away from a struggle, we self-protect by also turning away. That's definitely my first response. I think change is more likely to happen if both partners have common language and a shared lens to see problems.
CommunicationExpressionImaginationThought Process I very rarely think in words at all. A thought comes, and I may try to express it in words afterwards.
CommunicationMusicSelf-Expression I had to resign myself, many years ago, that I'm not too articulate when it comes to explaining how I feel about things. But my music does it for me, it really does.
CommunicationExpressionIntentionPersonal ConnectionWriting Letters are something from you. It's a different kind of intention than writing an e-mail.
AccountabilityCommunicationPerseveranceTimingWords There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
CollaborationCommunicationInterdisciplinary Scientists in different disciplines don't speak the same language. They publish in different journals. It's like the United Nations: You come together, but no one speaks the same language, so you need some translators.
CommunicationEtiquetteInterpersonal RelationshipsOrganization CultureSocial Norms Manners are the lubricating oil of an organization. It is a law of nature that two moving bodies in contact with each other create friction. This is as true for human beings as it is for inanimate objects.
