1. “Good communication is the bridge between confusion and clarity.”

— Nat Turner

2. “Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication.”

— Mike Krzyzewski

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3. “Communication works for those who work at it.”

— John Powell

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4. “In many ways, effective communication begins with mutual respect and inspires, encouraging others to do their best.”

— Zig Ziglar

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5. “You cannot not communicate.”

— Paul Watzlawick

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6. “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”

— Stephen R. Covey

7. “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.”

— Nelson Mandela

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8. “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”

— Mark Twain

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9. “Practice, practice, practice in speaking before an audience will tend to remove all fear of audiences, just as practice in swimming will lead to confidence and facility in the water. You must learn to speak by speaking.”

— Dale Carnegie

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10. “The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply.”

— Stephen R. Covey

11. “Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours.”

— Dale Carnegie

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12. “Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak.”

— Richard Branson

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13. “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

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14. “You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”

— Dale Carnegie

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15. “The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.”

— Nhat Hanh

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16. “My father always used to say, “Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.””

— Desmond Tutu

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17. “We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.”

— Carl R. Rogers

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18. “The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.”

— Tony Robbins

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19. “Man’s inability to communicate is a result of his failure to listen effectively.”

— Carl R. Rogers

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20. “In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

21. “Tell the audience what you’re going to say, say it; then tell them what you’ve said.”

— Dale Carnegie

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

— Epictetus

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23. “Empathy is a respectful understanding of what others are experiencing. Instead of offering empathy, we often have a strong urge to give advice or reassurance and to explain our own position or feeling. Empathy, however, calls upon us to empty our mind and listen to others with our whole being.”

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

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24. “Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”

— Rumi

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25. “The medium is the message.”

— Marshall McLuhan

26. “Listen to many, speak to a few.”

— William Shakespeare

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27. “If people like you they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you they’ll do business with you.”

— Zig Ziglar

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28. “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.”

— Stephen R. Covey

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29. “Well done is better than well said.”

— Benjamin Franklin

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

— Mother Teresa

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31. “To be interesting, be interested.”

— Dale Carnegie

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32. “When you talk you are only repeating something you already know. But, if you listen you may learn something new.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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33. “Clarity affords focus.”

— Thomas Leonard

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34. “There is no time to leave important words unsaid.”

— Paulo Coelho

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

— Stephen R. Covey

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36. “One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of attention.”

— Jim Rohn

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37. “Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.”

— Jim Rohn

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38. “Great communication begins with connection.”

— Oprah Winfrey

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39. “It’s not what you say, but how you say it!”

— Mae West

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40. “Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do. That’s a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism; and it breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness.”

— Dale Carnegie

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41. “THINK before you speak. Is it True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind?”

— Alan Redpath

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42. “To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be creditable; to be credible we must be truthful.”

— Edward R. Murrow

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43. “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.”

— Robin Williams

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44. “One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.”

— Bryant McGill

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45. “The essence of communication is intention.”

— Werner Erhard

46. “The true beauty of music is that it connects people.”

— Roy Ayers

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47. “Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve the silence?”

— Sathya Sai Baba

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48. “Effective change communication is at the heart of successful change, it acts like the blood in our bodies, but instead of supplying vital oxygen and nutrients, communication supplies information and motivation to the impacted stakeholders.”

— Peter F Gallagher

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49. “If you want others to like you, if you want to develop real friendships, if you want to help others at the same time as you help yourself, keep this principle in mind: Become genuinely interested in other people.”

— Dale Carnegie

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50. “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.”

— Tony Robbins