Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success.

Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

Social media websites are no longer performing an envisaged function of creating a positive communication link among friends, family and professionals. It is a veritable battleground, where insults fly from the human quiver, damaging lives, destroying self-esteem and a person’s sense of self-worth.

Music is the greatest communication in the world. Even if people don’t understand the language that you’re singing in, they still know good music when they hear it.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.

A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.

I think for any relationship to be successful, there needs to be loving communication, appreciation, and understanding.

Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.

Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

In my deepest, darkest moments, what really got me through was a prayer. Sometimes my prayer was ‘Help me.’ Sometimes a prayer was ‘Thank you.’ What I’ve discovered is that intimate connection and communication with my creator will always get me through because I know my support, my help, is just a prayer away.

Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.

Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

I think it’s fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we’ve ever created. They’re tools of communication, they’re tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.

It’s about communication. It’s about honesty. It’s about treating people in the organization as deserving to know the facts. You don’t try to give them half the story. You don’t try to hide the story. You treat them as – as true equals, and you communicate and you communicate and communicate.