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

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. – George Bernard Shaw

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

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

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

This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read. – Winston Churchill

Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life. – Brian Tracy

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them. – Ralph Nichols

Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. – Plato

Brevity is the soul of wit. – William Shakespeare

I consider conversations with people to be mind exercises, but I don’t want to pull a muscle, so I stretch a lot. That’s why I’m constantly either rolling my eyes or yawning.― Jarod Kintz

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. ― George Bernard Shaw

Many times in life I’ve regretted the things I’ve said without thinking. But I’ve never regretted the things I said nearly as much as the words I left unspoken. ― Lisa Kleypas

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The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t being said. The art of reading between the lines is a lifelong quest of the wise. ― Shannon L. Alder

Sometimes, reaching out and taking someone’s hand is the beginning of a journey. At other times, it is allowing another to take yours. ― Vera Nazarian

The middle finger is a great body language tool for letting people know you’re upset. Poetry isn’t quite as effective in a fit of road rage. ― Jarod Kintz

Words should be used as tools of communication and not as a substitute for action. – Unknown

The two words ‘information’ and ‘communication’ are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through. – Sydney J. Harris