Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

You don'thave to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth. Success hasmade failures of many men.

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid