“The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since the invention of call waiting.”
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communication
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“We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries.”
“A monopoly on the means of communication may define a ruling elite more precisely than the celebrated Marxian formula of monopoly in the means of production.”
“Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of the media by which men communicate than by the content of the communication.”
“Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence. To survive in the world, we have to act in concert with others, but to survive as ourselves, rather than simply as cogs in a wheel, we have to act alone.”
“This communication alone, by the comparison of the antagonisms, rivalries, movements which give birth to decisive moments, permits the evolution of the soul, whereby a man realizes himself on earth. It is impossible to be concerned with anything else in art.”
“But I absolutely believe that architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the environment is to change behaviour.”
“But theater, because of its nature, both text, images, multimedia effects, has a wider base of communication with an audience. That's why I call it the most social of the various art forms.”
“The art of communication is the language of leadership.”
“So as I look at transitioning to the communication platforms of the future, I see that the beauty of Internet protocols is you get the separation of the layers between service and technology.”
“My belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relationships.”
“My stay-married secret would probably be exercising good communication, not when you have to but all the time. I think if you do that, you kinda just cleanse the situations, so there's not build up. I think that's probably the best way to do it.”
“That's why I do this music business thing, it's communication with people without having the extreme inconvenience of actually phoning anybody up.”
“And it's absolutely true that male sexual behaviour and female responses to male demands change a lot when they start communicating - and the levels of the communication that I've seen on the ground in very, very poor areas are so high and I think why don't we have that here?”
“Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.”
“Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening.”
“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.”
“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.”
“Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language.”
“First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.”
“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 evry part of your life.”
“Be still when you have nothing to say when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.”
“The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.”
“Bad human communication leaves us less room to grow.”