3,244 Quotes About Communication

Nothing just is. Every statement one makes is a judgment call, some are just more skillful about hiding this than others.

A perfect metaphor: something important, solemn, while still easy to understand.

References, though, when they’re not cheap and transparent, they’re effective.

That’s the power of literature, you know, it can act like little love letters between people who can only explain their feelings by pointing at other people’s.

Communication is not a yes-or-no but rather a more-or-less affair.

Discussion can solve problems that guns and pills cannot.

I've always found one has to make time for words. If you don't have words, then people tend to see through to the really important things.

We all also suffer from confirmation bias, the tendency to spot evidence in support of a proposition that we already think is true. So it is not always the case that people start with a belief and then set out to communicate it; much of the bullshit to which we are exposed comes from folks who have a compelling reason to communicate something and then come to believe it. Or to think they believe it.

Think about the best way to communicate your message beforehand or get ready to do some damage control afterward.