Quotes Quotes - Page 11

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

Speec his human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Never mistake silence for agreement.

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Silence is as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Silence is the mother of truth.

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is a true friend that never betrays.

You can''t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

Commitment in the face of conflict produces character.

One might as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

If necessity is the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

If we manage conflict constructively, we harness its energy for creativity and development.

Within-group conflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.

Opposites attract and then can''t stand each other.

If you are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy''spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

No matter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

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

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Are you really listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

People should talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speechaltogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to sayvisually.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

Never say more than is necessary.

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

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

Effective communication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

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

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Skill in the art of communication is crucial to a leader''s success. He canaccomplish nothing unless he can communicate effectively.

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

Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

What is the shortest word in the English language that contains the letters: abcdef? Answer: feedback. Don''t forget that feedback isone of the essential elements of good communication.

Use non-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

Don''t throwout the baby with the bath water.

Don''tuse a lot where a little will do.

Easy come, easy go.

Easy does it.

Buying is cheaper than asking.

A miser and a liar bargain quickly.

From little acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Gold is where you find it.

Stopping at third base adds no more to the score than striking out.