Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
All communication must lead to change.
If I were down to the last dollar of my marketing budget, I’d spend it on PR!
Like a human being, a company has to have an internal communication mechanism, a “nervous system”, to coordinate its actions.
Never assume you understand. Ask the questions.
One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.
The royal road to a man’s heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.
Tell the audience what you’re going to say, say it; then tell them what you’ve said.
Practice, practice, practice in speaking before an audience will tend to remove all fear of audiences, just as practice in swimming will lead to confidence and facility in the water. You must learn to speak by speaking.
The greatest communication skill is paying value to others.
My father always used to say, “Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.”
The true genius shudders at incompleteness – and usually prefers silence to saying something which is not everything it should be.
For effective communication, use brevity. Jesus said, ‘Follow me.’ Now that’s brief! He could be brief because of all that he was that he didn’t have to say.
The only healthy communication style is assertive communication.
If we are strong, our strength will speak for itself. If we are weak, words will be of no help.
Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries, unite!
Communism is the riddle of history solved, and it knows itself to be this solution.
For thought is a bird of space, that in a cage of words may indeed unfold its wings but cannot fly.
Don’t look over people’s shoulders. Look in their eyes. Don’t talk at your children. Take their faces in your hands and talk to them. Don’t make love to a body, make love to a person.
Data is like garbage. You’d better know what you are going to do with it before you collect it.