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Debate 

Some of my favorite quotes about communication — enjoy!

Charles Osgood:  “Public speaking is no more difficult than breathing, using chopsticks, or tying a bow tie. The mysterious becomes simple . . . once you know how to do it”

George Bernard Shaw:  “The greatest problem in communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished.”

Peter F. Drucker:  “The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.”

Ralph Nichols:  “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.”

Carl W. Buechner:  “They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”

Rollo May:  “Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.”

Robert Greenleaf:  “Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much.”

M. Scott Peck:  “You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time”

Thoreau:  “It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak and another to hear.”

Lee Iacocca:  “You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can’t get them across, your ideas won’t get you anywhere.”

Ira Glassen:  “Be careful of your thoughts; they may become words at any moment.”

Robert Quillen:  “Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.”

George Barzan:  “If everybody thought before they spoke, the silence would be deafening.”

Jeff Daly:  “Two monologues do not make a dialogue.”

Anonymous:  “The only weapon that becomes sharper with constant use is the tongue.”