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The basic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

I said to the almond tree, Friend, speak to me of God, and the almond treeblossomed.

The talker will lead the dog to the meat market.

If you truly want honesty, don''t ask questions you don''t really want the answer to.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.

No wisdom like silence.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou''ve got to say, and say it hot.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

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

It''s good to shut up sometimes.

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

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.