Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue. — Bell Hooks
When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective. — Stephen Covey
Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other. — Benjamin E. Mays
Good communication is the bridge between confusion and clarity. — Nat Turner
Honest, open communication is the only street that leads us into the real world... We then begin to grow as never before. And once we are on this road, happiness cannot be far away. — John Powell
Speak the truth. Transparency breeds legitimacy. — John Maxwell
Speak the truth. Transparency breeds legitimacy. — John C. Maxwell
Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal. — Patrick Lencioni
If you have a built-in level of respect and trust and openness to essentially be yourself, it allows for a deeper uncensored communication [with your partner]. — Richard Gere
Openness is the sure way for realising human prosperity and progress. — Xi Jinping
I find that when you open the door toward openness and transparency, a lot of people will follow you through. — Kirsten Gillibrand
In order to solve problems, information has to be shared; and not only information, but doubts, fears and questions. — John Harvey-Jones
What the world needs most is openness: Open hearts, open doors, open eyes, open minds, open ears, open souls. — Robert Muller
Keeping secrets will always lead to unhappiness and communication is the key to love. — Laura Esquivel
Short Open Communication Quotes
The most essential thing in life is to establish an unafraid, heartfelt communication with others. — Sogyal Rinpoche
Our willingness to openly reveal our feelings in our argument nearly always builds our credibility. — Gerry Spence
Secrecy was the problem; transparency the obvious cure. — Robert J. Sawyer
I love when things are transparent, free and clear of all inhibition and judgement. — Pharrell Williams
Communication works for those who work at it. — John Powell
An open ear is the only believable sign of an open heart. — David W Augsburger
Without credible communication, and a lot of it, the hearts and minds of others are never captured. — John P. Kotter
People who have nothing to hide, hide nothing. You should be an open book, be transparent. — Phil McGraw
The only healthy communication style is assertive communication. — Jim Rohn
Open Communication Image Quotes
Reading is dreaming with open eyes.
Open And Honest Communication Quotes
We need men and women to sit down and talk to each other about sex honestly and openly. That would help us fight Aids so immediately. But our lack of communication is hugely problematic. — Emma Thompson
To truly love we must learn to mix various ingredients - care, affection, recognition, respect, commitment, and trust, as well as honest and open communication. — Bell Hooks
Our marriage is grounded in the word of God. That's really it. God is the core of our marriage, and the foundation and the blueprint for it is how we live, and being open and honest and communicating, but ultimately doing what pleases God, and not in a selfish manner. — Candace Cameron Bure
The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to undrstand. We listen to reply.
Communication within the couple includes the open, clear, and honest sharing of feelings, desires, thoughts, interests, and creative ideas. It is in this sharing of the deepest parts of ourselves with another that true intimacy in the relationship is cultivated. — John Friend
Emotionally, I stay healthy by being grounded in the word of God, being open and honest, never being afraid to speak my mind in love, and having good communication with those around me. — Candace Cameron
When you speak openly and honestly, you won't have to make assumptions. The day you stop making assumptions, you will communicate cleanly and clearly, and achieve impeccability with your word. — Miguel Angel Ruiz
Open Lines Of Communication Quotes
We intend to keep the lines of communication open with the Defense Department so we can help our border law enforcement agencies navigate the equipment application process. — Henry Cuellar
The line of communication between God and man is always open unless broken by man himself. We are, as it were, always in the presence of our Father in Heaven. Through His Holy Spirit, God is with us always and everywhere. — John Andreas Widtsoe
I have a very open line of communication with both my children. — Gloria Estefan
If you eyes are opened, you'll see the things worth seeing.
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. — Unknown
It is vital that the United States maintains open lines of communication with our allies. We must assure them of our commitment to eradicating global terrorism wherever it may reside or wherever it's given haven. — George Allen
I've worked very hard in this book to keep the lines of communication open. I don't want to turn someone away from this information for partisan political reasons. — Jared Diamond
A positive attitude opens the door to positive opportunities, which leads to a positive life.
As far as I know, the line of communication between the U.S. and Russia continues to be open and the battlefield commanders are able to communicate with one another. I am aware that there have been certain public statements made out of Moscow. — Rex W. Tillerson
Talking is always a good idea. There's no harm in keeping lines of communication open. — Brian Reynolds Myers
Amy Winehouse's mother wrote an open letter to the News of the World newspaper telling Amy she's worried about her and to please call her. I doubt this is the best way to communicate with Amy - she should try spelling it out in lines of cocaine. — Chelsea Handler
By [the] operations [of public improvement] new channels of communication will be opened between the States; the lines of separation will disappear, their interests will be identified, and their union cemented by new and indissoluble ties. — Thomas Jefferson
What Is Communication Quotes
The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said. — Peter Drucker
The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't being said. — Unknown
The wise stand out because they see themselves as part of the Whole. They shine because they don't want to impress. They achieve great things because they don't look for recognition. Their wisdom is contained in what they are, not their opinions. They refuse to argue, so no-one argues with them. — Lao Tzu
Loneliness does not come from having no people around you, but from being unable to communicate the things that seen important to you.
A language is not just words. It's a culture, a tradition, a unification of a community, a whole history that creates what a community is. It's all embodied in a language. — Noam Chomsky
The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say. It's terribly important for everyone to get involved. Our best ideas come from clerks and stockboys. — Sam Walton
Everything becomes a lesson when youre open to learn.
Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right. — Ezra Taft Benson
Unless in communicating with it one says exactly what one means, trouble is bound to result. — Alan Turing
I never even thought about whether or not they understand what I'm doing . . . the emotional reaction is all that matters as long as there's some feeling of communication, it isn't necessary that it be understood. — John Coltrane
The most important thing in coaching is communication. It's not what you say as much as what they absorb. — Red Auerbach
Open Relationship Quotes
Today's sensitive male has learned to share in open frank discussions about relationships like, "Where the hell did you get a crazy idea like that? You been reading Redbook again?" — Lewis Grizzard
Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart. — Charles Dickens
The secret of attraction is to love yourself. Attractive people judge neither themselves nor others. They are open to gestures of love. They think about love, and express their love in every action. They know that love is not a mere sentiment, but the ultimate truth at the heart of the universe. — Deepak Chopra
Failure is a great teacher, and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.
No creature is fully itself till it is, like the dandelion, opened in the bloom of pure relationship to the sun, the entire living cosmos. — D. H. Lawrence
We seek the fulfillment of strong romantic relationships and friendships, yet striving too hard to achieve security in such relationships stifles them; their flourishing depends on a certain degree of not being protected, of being open to experiences both negative and positive. — Oliver Burkeman
Sometimes it's hard to open up about your personal life, your relationship because you always want the music to be in the forefront. You want the music to be the biggest carrier of everything that you represent. — Future
Don't give up. Normally it is the last key on the ring that opens the door.
Aloneness can lead to loneliness. God's preventative for loneliness is intimacy - meaningful, open, sharing relationships with one another. In Christ we have the capacity for the fulfiling sense of belonging which comes from intimate fellowship with God and with other believers. — Neil T Anderson
I've received a lot of positive feedback from both the secular and Christian markets. People seem to be receiving it with open arms and hearts, and are interested in the stories I want to share about my relationship with God and my faith. — Brian Littrell
My girlfriend wants an open relationship. I said no way. What kind of man would I be if I had to tell my friends I date you? — Anthony Jeselnik
I want to have a great open relationship with our press. — Kellyanne Conway
Clear Communication Quotes
It is now clear to me that the family is a microcosm of the world. To understand the world, we can study the family: issues such as power, intimacy, autonomy, trust, and communication skills are vital parts underlying how we live in the world. To change the world is to change the family. — Virginia Satir
Clear communication. Respect. A lot of laughter. And a lot of orgasms. That's what makes a marriage work. — Dr. Dre
Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability. — Martha Graham
Why do you stay in prison, when the door is so wide open?
Designers can create normalcy out of chaos; they can clearly communicate ideas through the organising and manipulating of words and pictures. — Jeffrey Veen
Good communication does not mean that you have to speak in perfectly formed sentences and paragraphs. It isn't about slickness. Simple and clear go a long way. — John P. Kotter
Everything becomes a lesson when you're open to learn.
The other often much prefers a clear answer, even if it is No, than continued indecision and waffling. — William Ury
You can't fix a problem if you don't have the words to describe it. You can't even think about it clearly. — Tucker Carlson
Certainly a leader needs a clear vision of the organization and where it is going, but a vision is of little value unless it is shared in a way so as to generate enthusiasm and commitment. Leadership and communication are inseparable. — Claude Taylor
To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master. — Milton Glaser
Direct Communication Quotes
The thing about Twitter is it goes directly to your phone like I sent you a text. It's so powerful, it's unbelievable. — Dana White
I want to be the champion of shareholders...And when I’m concerned about the direction of the business I’m not afraid to air those concerns. — Bill Ackman
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt.
I’m a very straightforward person. I say precisely what I think. Sometimes it rubs people the wrong way. — Bill Ackman
If reality impacted directly on our senses and our consciousness, if we could have direct communication between the material world and ourselves, art would be unnecessary. — Henri Bergson
To utilize social media tools effectively and properly, you must absolutely generate spontaneous communications in direct response to what others are saying or to what is happening in that moment. Be yourself. Be conversational. Be engaged. — Aliza Sherman
The eye is the most refined of our senses, the one which communicates most directly with our mind, our consciousness. — Robert Delaunay
The time has come to choose a new direction of global development, to opt for a new civilization. — Mikhail Gorbachev
I just think that if you use materials that have an ability to communicate directly, you open up a channel and you can work through that. So you are using the power of materials. — Marc Quinn
The anointing of the Holy Spirit is given to illuminate His Word, to open the Scriptures, and to place the spiritual man in direct communication with the mind of God. — Charles Fox Parham
Love And Communication Quotes
I will go anywhere and do anything in order to communicate the love of Jesus to those who do not know Him or have forgotten Him. — Frances Xavier Cabrini
We will be in tune with our bodies only if we truly love and honor them. We can't be in good communication with the enemy. — Harriet Lerner
3 requirements for a good designer: 1. genuine knowledge and love of great design. 2. sound knowledge of principles and techniques of communication. 3. heart (passion). — Lester Beall
The number one way a man can succeed in fulfilling a woman's primary love needs is through communication. By learning to listen to a woman's feelings, a man can effectively shower a woman with caring, understanding, respect, devotion, validation, and reassurance. — John Gray
One of the things I love about the way men communicate with each other is that we can argue, fall out and fight and a few minutes later we can move on and be cool. — Konstantin Kisin
We all struggle with our failure to communicate and our failure to reach beyond fear to love people. — Mira Sorvino
I'm a very social person and I love being out in the world, and the feeling of not having that is the scariest thing to me. — Elizabeth Olsen
Be a good listener...It makes the person who's speaking to you feel loved,cared for and worthy of being heard. — Wayne Dyer
Communicating with God is the most extraordinary experience imaginable, yet at the same time it's the most natural one of all, because God is present in us at all times. Omniscient, omnipotent, personal-and loving us without conditions. We are connected as One through our divine link with God. — Eben Alexander
If man has been kicked up out of that which is only impersonal by chance , then those things that make him man-hope of purpose and significance, love, motions of morality and rationality, beauty and verbal communication-are ultimately unfulfillable and thus meaningless. — Francis Schaeffer
Good Communication Quotes
I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from The Savior of the world is communicated to us through this Book. — Abraham Lincoln
INNATE is God in human beings. INNATE is good in human
beings. INNATE cannot be cheated, violated, or tricked. INNATE is always
waiting, ready to communicate with you, and when INNATE is in contact
you are in tune with the Infinite. — B. J. Palmer
Good communication is not just data transfer. You need to show people something that addresses their anxieties, that accepts their anger, that is credible in a very gut-level sense, and that evokes faith in the vision. — John P. Kotter
People aren't very good listeners, by nature. Part of being a good communicator is recognizing and understanding that and trying to make the complex simple. I try to capture a concept, an idea or a moment in a few words. If they remember it, job done. — Mike Tomlin
Lectins are like little barnacles that look for specific sugar molecules in our blood, the lining of our gut, and on our nerves. When they find a good spot to land, they cling to those cells, breaking down their ability to communicate with our immune systems. — Steven Gundry
Writing is a skill that can be learned much more easily than, say, in-person selling, and so you may just cultivate writing skills until you become a good online communicator and then use that for your sales. — Naval Ravikant
Having a good discussion is like having riches. — African Proverbs
To the good listener, half a word is enough. — Danish Proverbs
The amazing thing about the prospect of Elon Musk buying Twitter, so far, is how much it’s exposed the game. If you genuinely fear and will fight against others having the ability to communicate then you are not the good guy. Period. — Dave Smith
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family. — Virginia Satir
There can be no depth in a relationship where there is a compulsive need to please the other every time, all the time. Such relationships will only be too superficial and shallow. You don't derive fulfilment out of these relationships. The depth of a relationship is revealed by the freedom and openness that's possible in communication in that relationship. Open communication helps you to either clarify or get clarified. — Mahatria Ra
Great communicators have an appreciation for positioning. They understand the people they're trying to reach and what they can and can't hear. They send their message in through an open door rather than trying to push it through a wall. — John P. Kotter
Commerce changes entirely the fate and genius of nations, by communicating arts and opinions, circulating money, and introducing the materials of luxury; she first opens and polishes the mind, then corrupts and enervates both that and the body. — Thomas Gray
In order to develop love - universal love, cosmic love, whatever you would like to call it one must accept the whole situation of life as it is, both the light and the dark, the good and the bad. One must open oneself to life, communicate with it. — Chogyam Trungpa
Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open- hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our spirits expand. — Sue Thoele
By friendship you mean the greatest love, the greatest usefulness, the most open communication, the noblest sufferings, the severest truth, the heartiest counsel, and the greatest union of minds which brave men and women are capable. — Jeremy Taylor
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. — Harry S Truman
When I learned to sign and speak at the same time, the whole world opened up to me. That's the beauty of encouraging kids who are deaf to use whatever it takes to communicate. — Marlee Matlin
The arts open your heart and mind to possibilities that are limitless. They are pathways that touch upon our brains and emotions and bring sustenance to imagination. Human beings' greatest form of communication, they walk in tandem with science and play, and best describe what it is to be human. — Jacques d'Amboise
In addition, we were unable to meet openly to discuss the progress of the book, for we were both on the list of persons banned from communicating with other banned persons. — Ruth First
Poetry is a search for ways of communication; it must be conducted with openness, flexibility, and a constant readiness to listen. — Fleur Adcock
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. — Harry S. Truman
The key to handling problems and conflict within an organization is to keep the channels of communication wide open. — Anita Roddick
...the Communists everywhere support every revolutionary movement against the existing social and political order of things... They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. — Karl Marx
I've seen couples that were having a hard times sexually try cannabis and have it just open their vibes until they were able to reestablish the thing that made them want to be together in the first place. They repaired their relationship with the increased communication grass brings. I've seen a fair amount of that. — Stephen Gaskin
Every time you open your mouth you let men look into your mind. — Bruce Barton
The Gospel is not merely a communication of things that can be known - it is one that makes things happen and is life-changing. The dark door of time, of the future, has been thrown open. The one who has hope lives differently; the one who hopes has been granted the gift of a new life. — Pope Benedict XVI
Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear. — Jimmy Carter
Being open and observant of people and the world around you is really important. People have the same desires and needs online as they do offline. The way that people are stays constant. You can change the format, make it easier for them to communicate or use photos instead of words but human necessities never change. — Caterina Fake
All writing is communication; creative writing is communication through revelation-it is the Self-escaping into the open. — E. B. White
Your actors need to trust you as a director, but normally, I think you just need to have an open communication between the actors and the director. I think the director needs to really paint his or her vision to the cast and let them know the kind of mood that he or she is making. I think that's very important. — James Wan
We are a nation in which freedom is alive in the squares and streets, in the daily work of the communications media, in the open relationship between the governing and the governed. — Vicente Fox
People depend on the Open Internet to connect and communicate with each other freely. Voters need it to inform themselves before casting ballots. Without prompt corrective action by the Commission to reclassify broadband, this awful ruling will serve as a sorry memorial to the corporate abrogation of free speech. — Michael Copps
The inventions and the great discoveries have opened up whole continents to reciprocal communication and interchange, provided we are willing. — Alva Myrdal
Great companies create an environment in which employees act like owners. They do this through clear communication, articulation of clear vision and priorities, coaching and openness to debate/discussion. I would argue that this type of environment helps people to be at their best - and helps the company to be at its best. — Robert S. Kaplan
The internet must be used to maximise open communication and we should encourage the expansion of its use. — Helen Zille
Needs are never conflicting. When we say that, we are only saying that at the moment we aren't seeing how both needs can be met. That leaves an opening. When you think in the way I'm suggesting, you'll often find a way to get most needs met simultaneously. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
God’s plan for you, whether you’re married, single, or about to be married, unless He gives you the gift of singleness, is to be in a warm, loving marriage relationship, characterized by open communication, a lot of hard work, deep commitment, setting boundaries, and doing it God’s way. — Chip Ingram
Only as we keep an open communication with our deep inner life will we have the wisdom to make effective choices. — Stephen Covey
We advance in years somewhat in the manner of an invading army in a barren land; the age that we have reached, as the saying goes, we but hold with an outpost, and still keep open communications with the extreme rear and first beginnings of the march. — Robert Louis Stevenson
Kids are so busy with different things and are occupied with other things, so when they do find themselves to be creative, it's often that they can be creative in the kitchen and they get the opportunity to bond with family, friends and talk. It just opens up their lines of communication. We need that now for these young people. — Kelly Rowland
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