17 quotes to inspire you to be all you can be

07/17/2024 by

There’s nothing like great quotes to inspire you to be all you can be. I refer to quotes from high achievers and respected thinkers. Those people who’ve been there and done it. Their ideas are worthy of respect.

So today I’ve pulled together 17 such quotes and I hope at least one or two of them will serve as a source of inspiration for you, dear reader.

Enjoy them all and please feel free to pass them on. And see how many of them you can work into your conversations today.

Quotes to inspire you to be all you can be (1-10):

  1. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. ~Steve Jobs
  2. Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. ~Samuel Johnson
  3. Every artist was first an amateur. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
  4. Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. ~Dale Carnegie
  5. Whoever is happy will make others happy, too. ~Mark Twain
  6. You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. ~Christopher Columbus
  7. Use what talents you possess. The woods will be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. ~Henry Van Dyke
  8. You are what you think about all day long. ~ Robert Schuller
  9. The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy. ~Malcolm Forbes
  10. Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who are alive. ~Howard Thurman

Quotes to inspire you to be all you can be (11-17):

  1. Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. ~Mother Teresa
  2. Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit. ~Conrad Hilton
  3. That’s precisely the question everyone should be asking—why the hell not? Why not you, why not now? ~Timothy Ferriss
  4. The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavour. ~Vince Lombardi
  5. It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are. ~ Cummings
  6. Do not let what you cannot do; interfere with what you can do. ~John Wooden
  7. Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. ~Henry Ford
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25 Picasso quotes that will make you think

07/16/2024 by

Today I thought it would be interesting to explore some Picasso quotes.

Pablo Ruiz Picasso was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. While best known as a painter, he was also a sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer.

Spanish by birth but he spent most of his adult life in France.

Picasso demonstrated extraordinary artistic talent in his early years, painting in a naturalistic manner through his childhood and adolescence.

During the first decade of the 20th century, his style changed as he experimented with different theories, techniques, and ideas, so Picasso’s work is often categorized into periods.

Picasso was a successful man who made his mark on life. And it’s always worth listening to what successful people have to say.

So, dear reader, take a few moments to read these Picasso quotes and reflect on what they all mean.

Picasso Quotes (1-12)

  1. Youth has no age.
  2. I do not seek. I find.
  3. Everything you can imagine is real.
  4. We don’t grow older, we grow riper.
  5. Good artists copy, great artists steal.
  6. It takes a long time to become young.
  7. The genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.
  8. The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.
  9. Action is the foundational key to all success.
  10. Inspiration exists but it has to find us working.
  11. Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
  12. I’d like to live as a poor man with lots of money.

Picasso Quotes (13-25)

  1. Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.
  2. It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.
  3. I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.
  4. Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.
  5. Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.
  6. Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
  7. The world today doesn’t make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?
  8. I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
  9. Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.
  10. You mustn’t always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.
  11. Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than copying others. It leads to sterility.
  12. When I was a child, my mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general. If you become a monk, you’ll end up as the Pope.’ Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.
  13. Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.

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15 quotes from great American philosophers

07/13/2024 by

If you love the United States then you might just appreciate today’s 15 inspirational quotes from some of the great American philosophers.

Your personal philosophy is important.

It’s all about how you choose to view the world and your role in it.

Never underestimate the importance of personal philosophy in terms of how your life will progress.

In our heads, metaphorically there are two wolves fighting each other. One wolf represents all things positive and the other is all things negative. Which wolf wins will depend on which one you choose to feed most.

Feed the positive and you’ll enjoy better life experiences.

I’m not an American but I love American culture and American thinking and positivity. And I’ve learnt a lot from reading books by some of the great American philosophers and you can too.

So let’s start with these inspiring quotes by some American philosophers which I’ve read in the recent past. These are some great quotes and they will help you form your own personal philosophy.

American philosophers:

  1. Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another. ~John Dewey
  2. The one predominant duty is to find one’s work and do it. ~Charlotte Perkins Gilman
  3. Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ~William James
  4. Every new concept first comes to the mind in a judgment. ~Charles Sanders Peirce
  5. There is nothing deep down inside us except what we have put there ourselves. ~Richard Rorty
  6. The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself. ~Jane Addams
  7. Clever gimmicks of mass distraction yield a cheap soulcraft of addicted and self-medicated narcissists. ~Cornel West
  8. We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society. ~Angela Davis
  9. The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend. ~Henry David Thoreau
  10. The bad man desires arbitrary power. What moves the evil man is the love of injustice. ~John Rawls
  11. I think that every sexual position is fundamentally comic. ~Judith Butler
  12. For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
  13. When a politician uses the word ‘folks,’ we should brace ourselves for the deceit, or worse, that is coming. ~Noam Chomsky
  14. Education and work are the levers to uplift a people. ~W. E. B. Du Bois
  15. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down but the staying down. ~Mary Pickford

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25 wise quotes by famous people you’ll just love

07/10/2024 by

If you feel the need to be inspired then look no further. Here are 25 quotes by famous people that will have you reflecting on life, the universe and everything.

Maybe you’ll find something here that’ll leave you feeling truly inspired.

Most of all, if you love a good quote then there are some truly great ones here.

Probably some of the best you’ll read anywhere, in my personal opinion.

There may be quotes as good as these but it’s unlikely they’ll be bettered in my opinion.

Why not take a look through them all now?

They’re all still relevant today and as a result one of them might just fire the spark that will propel you down the road to success.

I think these quotes are definitely worth a little piece of your time. So, check them out now.

Quotes by famous people (1-12):

  1. Whatever you are, be a good one. ~Abraham Lincoln
  2. The future depends on what we do in the present. ~Mahatma Gandhi
  3. Have the courage to follow your heart and your intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become. ~Steve Jobs
  4. Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today. ~James Dean
  5. If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete. ~Jack Welch
  6. The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. ~Albert Einstein
  7. Well done is better than well said. ~Benjamin Franklin
  8. Don’t chase people. Be yourself; do your own thing, and work hard. The right people – the ones who really belong in your life – will come to you. And stay. ~Will Smith
  9. All our dreams come true if we have the courage to pursue them. ~Walt Disney
  10. Animals don’t hate and we’re supposed to be better than them. ~Elvis Presley
  11. Don’t feel stupid if you don’t like what everyone else pretends to love. ~Emma Watson
  12. Nowadays people know the price of everything but the value of nothing. ~Oscar Wilde

Quotes by famous people (13-25):

  1. The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands. ~Anne Frank
  2. Don’t waste your time with explanations. People only hear what they want to hear. ~Paulo Coelho
  3. If you were born poor, it’s not your mistake. But if you die poor it is your mistake. ~Bill Gates
  4. You cannot avoid peace by avoiding life. ~Virginia Woolf
  5. You’re only given one little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it. ~Robin Williams
  6. Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it. ~Salvador Dali
  7. The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavour. ~Vince Lombardi
  8. Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world. ~Hillary Clinton
  9. I always wanted to be somebody but now I realize I should’ve been more specific. ~Lily Tomlin
  10. Never argue with a fool. Onlookers might not be able to tell the difference. ~Mark Twain
  11. I am not afraid. I was born to do this. ~Joan of Arc
  12. Success isn’t about how much money you make. It’s about the difference you make in people’s lives. ~Michelle Obama
  13. The problem with people who have no vices is that generally, you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues. ~Elizabeth Taylor

Further Reading:

Maybe you should consider buying a book of quotes by famous people as a reference text for your desk because it’s always useful to have such a text readily to hand. When you want to emphasise a point, a suitable quote can be very powerful. Furthermore, it can be memorable too.

Having your own reference text will give you something to thumb through in your quieter moments when you can highlight some of your favourites for future use. Highlight anything especially relevant to your role or your business and you’ll be glad you did.

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21 wise sayings and quotes that’ll make you think

07/09/2024 by
Wise Quotes and Sayings

If you’re looking for some wise sayings and quotes, dear reader, then here are 21 excellent proverbs from around the world guaranteed to make you think.

Proverbs hold the wisdom of the ancients. They are filled with the hard-bitten experience of people who’ve endured the toughest lives and yet have managed to find a way to live life regardless.

So, take a few moments to reflect on these wise sayings and quotes and see how many of them you can work into your day, as you offer the benefit of your experience to others.

And don’t forget, please feel free to share them.

Wise sayings and quotes:

  1. Luck helps the audacious. ~German Proverb
  2. Gold, when beaten, shines. ~Peruvian Proverb
  3. Smoke never rises without fire. ~Haitian Proverb
  4. A tree doesn’t fall with one blow. ~Yiddish Proverb
  5. Every truth is not good to be told. ~Italian Proverb
  6. Examine what is said, not who is speaking. ~African Proverb
  7. Money is a good servant, but a bad master. ~French Proverb
  8. Worry gives a small thing a great shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
  9. There is no King who is not gossiped about. ~African Proverb
  10. Better an honest enemy than a false friend. ~German Proverb
  11. Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water. ~Korean Proverb
  12. The moon does not care if the dog barks at it. ~Czech Proverb
  13. The goat’s business is not the sheep’s business. ~Haitian Proverb
  14. If there’s a way into the wood, there’s also a way out. ~Irish Proverb
  15. If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
  16. Don’t insult the alligator until you’ve crossed the river. ~Haitian Proverb
  17. You’ll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
  18. When you shoot an arrow of truth, dip its point in honey. ~Saudi Proverb
  19. When you go to a donkey’s house, don’t talk about ears. ~Jamaican Proverb
  20. A new broom sweeps clean but an old broom knows the corners. ~Irish Proverb
  21. Better to have one thousand enemies outside the house, than one single enemy inside it. ~Lebanese Proverb

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17 thought-provoking quotes about war and why it’s truly mad

07/08/2024 by

Quotes About WarDoes war ever solve anything? That’s a debatable point, to say the least.

There have been so many wars in my lifetime and yet what have they solved, really? It seems to me that war never actually resolves anything at all.

War causes bitterness and hatred between people and these feelings can fester for generations.

For me, war is best summed up by Bertrand Russell’s famous observation, “War doesn’t decide who’s right, only who’s left.”

As far as I can see, war creates more problems than it solves. Often it creates a vacuum which is then filled by people with truly evil intent.

Ultimately differences between people require compromise and a political solution. We have to learn to live together and meet others halfway.

Yes, there will be times when we have to be resolute and tough but fighting should be avoided whenever possible and it should always be possible.

If I have learned one thing it is this; if politicians had to go to war and do the fighting, and take their own sons and daughters with them, there would be no wars.

The problem we have today is that none of our politicians now have any first-hand experience of the reality of war. None have experienced the horrors of battle. If they had, they would take a very different approach, of that I am sure.

However let me say this; whether war can be justified or otherwise, we must always respect the warriors.

For the warriors do what they do in good faith and at great personal risk to themselves. They act without question and with the intent of protecting us. They do the bidding of politicians. So if anyone is to blame, it’s always the politicians. Let us never forget.

Here are 17 quotes about war to underline today’s message.

Quotes about war (1-10):

  1. War is a defeat for humanity. ~Pope John Paul II
  2. If we don’t end war, war will end us. ~H. G. Wells
  3. When the rich wage war, it’s the poor who die. ~Jean-Paul Sartre
  4. War doesn’t decide who’s right, only who’s left. ~Bertrand Russell
  5. You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. ~Jeannette Rankin
  6. In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons. ~Herodotus
  7. The military doesn’t start wars. Politicians start wars. ~William Westmoreland
  8. The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war. ~Norman Schwarzkopf
  9. Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed. ~Mao Zedong
  10. Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die. ~Herbert Hoover

Quotes about war (11-17):

  1. Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. ~John F. Kennedy
  2. Being prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace. ~George Washington
  3. What a cruel thing war is; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbours. ~Robert E. Lee
  4. The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. ~George S. Patton
  5. I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. ~Albert Einstein
  6. I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
  7. I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell. ~William Tecumseh Sherman

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30 profound quotes that will make you think

07/06/2024 by

Today I offer you 30 profound quotes that will make you think.

These are some of the best quotes I’ve read recently. And I’ve already used a few of them in presentations I’ve made in the past few weeks.

They’re all wise quotes that will have you reflecting on the meaning of life itself.

So they’re well worth a minute or two of your time and, I’m sure you’ll agree, that they’re some of the best quotes you will read anywhere.

Profound quotes:

  1. The third-rate mind is only happy when it’s thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it’s thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it’s thinking. ~AA Milne
  2. Education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think. ~Albert Einstein
  3. Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. ~Confucius
  4. Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are. ~Kurt Cobain
  5. We all make choices in life but in the end, our choices make us. ~Author Unknown
  6. We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever. The goal is to create something that will. ~Chuck Palahniuk
  7. Those who play by the book will always be beaten by those who write their own. ~Author Unknown
  8. The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why. ~Mark Twain
  9. When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. ~Franklin D Roosevelt
  10. The grass is greener where you water it. ~Neil Barringham
  11. The wise man knows that it’s better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor of the whole world. ~Zhuangzi
  12. You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you didn’t know. ~William Wilberforce
  13. Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains. ~Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  14. The most beautiful people I’ve known are those who have known trials, have known struggles, have known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
  15. Society in every state is a blessing but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one. ~Thomas Paine
  16. We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  17. An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men. ~Charles Darwin
  18. History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamour of the bad people but the appalling silence of the good people. ~Martin Luther King Jr
  19. People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do, but what they don’t know is what they do does. ~Michel Foucault
  20. Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong. ~Dandemis
  21. Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong. ~Thomas Jefferson
  22. If a triangle could speak, it would say, in like manner, that God is eminently triangular, while a circle would say that the divine nature is eminently circular. Thus, each would ascribe to God its own attributes, would assume itself to be like God, and look on everything else as ill-shaped. ~Baruch Spinoza
  23. The shield may be as important for victory as the sword or spear. ~Charles Darwin
  24. Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as to possess. ~Thomas Paine
  25. Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. ~William Penn
  26. Never was anything great achieved without danger. ~Niccolò Machiavelli
  27. It is better to die upon your feet than to live upon your knees. ~Emiliano Zapata
  28. It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. ~Aristotle
  29. Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. ~Lao Tzu
  30. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. ~Marie Curie

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15 Quotes by Isaac Newton to make you think

07/05/2024 by

Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, astronomer, physicist, and theologian.

He’s widely recognized as a great thinker, and few people have made a greater contribution in their lives than he did.

In fact, he was one of the most influential scientists of all time. His contribution to scientific theory is enormous, and he was a key figure in the scientific revolution.

Today I offer you 15 quotes by Isaac Newton that provide us with considerable insight into the way the great man was able to succeed in the way he did.

Sir Isaac Newton was a giant on whose shoulders we can all stand to see further along the road to success.

Quotes by Isaac Newton:

  1. You have to make the rules, not follow them.
  2. My powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me success.
  3. What goes up must come down.
  4. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
  5. What we know is a drop, what we don’t know is an ocean.
  6. If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
  7. Live your life as an exclamation rather than an explanation.
  8. Tact is the knack for making a point without making an enemy.
  9. We build too many walls and not enough bridges.
  10. No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.
  11. Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy.
  12. Gravity explains the motions of the planets but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.
  13. If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention than to any other talent.
  14. Tis much better to do a little with certainty and leave the rest for others that come after than to explain all things by conjecture without making sure of anything.
  15. If others would think as hard as I did, then they would get similar results.

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31 Proverbs about life from around the world

07/02/2024 by

Proverbs about lifeDo you enjoy those short, pithy sayings that encapsulate an essential truth? I refer to those sayings that wiser folk often tell us to shine a light on a particular aspect of life. If you do, then I’ve put together some proverbs about life from around the world.

Wherever you go proverbs form an essential element of the culture. And that’s because, regardless of culture, the human condition is universal. As people, we have much more in common than those things that separate us.

So take a moment to reflect on these proverbs about life and the human condition. How many of them resonate with you, dear reader?

And please feel free to share them.

Proverbs about life (1-15):

  1. If you want to be criticized, marry. ~Irish Proverb
  2. A speaker of truth has no friends. African Proverb
  3. Nothing is difficult if one wants it. ~Polish Proverb
  4. God is the comfort of the poor. ~Georgian Proverb
  5. One spot stains the whole dress. ~Belgian Proverb
  6. He who is guilty has much to say. ~Ghanaian Proverb
  7. Do not draw your sword to kill a fly. ~Korean Proverb
  8. Pride is the mask of one’s own faults. ~Jewish Proverb
  9. A bad tree does not yield good apples. ~Danish Proverb
  10. Beginning is easy, continuing is hard. ~Japanese Proverb
  11. A bad son gives his mother a bad name. ~Ivorian Proverb
  12. Promised berries will not fill the basket. ~Latvian Proverb
  13. He who puts up with insults invites injury. ~Jewish Proverb
  14. Only a fool tests the water with both feet. ~African Proverb
  15. A man grows most tired while standing still. ~Chinese Proverbs

Proverbs about life (16-31):

  1. He who wants a rose must respect the thorns. ~Persian Proverb
  2. A letter from the heart can be read on the face. ~Swahili Proverb
  3. There is no greater fraud than a promise not kept. ~Gaelic Proverb
  4. Don’t open a shop unless you know how to smile. ~Jewish Proverb
  5. Who’s talking the truth, does not need a lot of words. ~Polish Proverb
  6. A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing. ~Jewish Proverb
  7. Many complain of their looks, but none of their brains. ~Yiddish Proverb
  8. A dog will always be a dog, even if it is raised by lions. ~Lebanese Proverb
  9. Let the devil into church and he will climb into the pulpit. ~Latvian Proverb
  10. A brave man will face a situation no matter how dreadful. ~Filipino Proverb
  11. If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. ~African Proverb
  12. Luck sometimes visits a fool, but it never sits down with him. ~German Proverb
  13. Everyone wants to live long, but no one wants to be called old. ~Icelandic Proverb
  14. If you tell your secret to your friend, you‘ll make him your master. ~Spanish Proverb
  15. The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. ~Chinese Proverb
  16. If you forgive the fox for stealing your chickens, he will take your sheep. ~Georgian Proverb

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15 quotes about communication that’ll make you think

07/01/2024 by

quotes about communicationIn the field of human relations, effective communication is very important. Yet communication or lack of it is so often the cause of so many of our problems. After all, it’s not what we say, it’s what we mean. In this post, there are 15 quotes about communication to help you consider this point.

We may think we’ve said something clearly but did the other person understand the meaning of our words in the way they were intended? Did we use the right words to convey our underlying message?

All too often we fail to get our message across clearly. Then we can find ourselves arguing with someone due to a miscommunication when in fact both parties have no underlying disagreement at all.

If you’re the communicator then it is your responsibility to ensure that the receiver of your communication understands its meaning clearly. It is not the receiver’s job to work out what you really meant. And of course, it’s not only what you say, but it’s also the way that you say it.

I can use exactly the same words with different tones and convey a totally different meaning. For instance, if you walk into a room and I say your name warmly and with a smile then it suggests I’m pleased to see you and you will respond accordingly.

Alternatively, if I scream your name, aggressively, as you enter that same room then you will conclude that I am not happy with you at all and you will become very defensive.

So think carefully before you speak. If you’re in any role where you are a leader of people then good communication skills are vital if you are to execute your duties successfully.

So learn the art of good communication and remember that your tone is as important as your words.

Treat people with respect and they will respond well. Put them at ease when speaking with them and make sure they clearly understand your message as it was intended. Good communication is essential for effective leadership.

Here are those 15 quotes about communication:-

Quotes about communication (1-5):

  1. Talk low, talk slow and don’t say too much. ~John Wayne
  2. If you can’t convince them, confuse them. ~Harry S. Truman
  3. By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth. ~George Carlin
  4. The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said. ~Peter Drucker
  5. We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. ~Epictetus

Quotes about communication (6-10):

  1. Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success. ~Paul J. Meyer
  2. The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. ~George Bernard Shaw
  3. A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation. ~Mark Twain
  4. Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill. ~Buddha
  5. 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

Quotes about communication (11-15):

  1. The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue. ~Edward R. Murrow
  2. The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words. ~Philip K. Dick
  3. If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time – a tremendous whack. ~Winston Churchill
  4. 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
  5. Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, hinder, hurt, harm, humiliate, and humble. ~Yehuda Berg

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