To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills.

The Internet has given us 10 or 15 new styles of communication: long messages like blogging, and then short messages like texting and tweeting. I see it all as part of an expanding array of linguistic possibilities.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.

Communication is at the very core of our society. That's what makes us human.

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.

Words are only painted fire; a look is the fire itself.

Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language.

This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.

To communicate through silence is a link between the thoughts of man.

Trade is a communication of cultures and values.

Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of the media by which men communicate than by the content of the communication.

A different language is a different vision of life.

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.

As the world we live in is so unpredictable, the ability to learn and to adapt to change is imperative, alongside creativity, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Digital communication is completely different from in-person, face-to-face conversations. One will give you surface insights, and the other really gives you depth.

I learned never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it.

I look at graphic design as communication, meaning that the work has to have a vibe to connect to the viewer or perceiver. I make a black and white drawing and then add color digitally, bringing in a contemporary pattern to the composition to create a vibrance.

We need to teach our children empathy and care and love and communication and social responsibility in preparation for adulthood.

A powerful idea communicates some of its strength to him who challenges it.

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.

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.

Words are but pictures of our thoughts.

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

The press is the enemy.

Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.

Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation.

By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.

I have always believed that technology should do the hard work - discovery, organization, communication - so users can do what makes them happiest: living and loving, not messing with annoying computers! That means making our products work together seamlessly.

After a natural disaster, safe drinking water is a priority. Humans can live longer without food than water, so communication about clean water is essential to help avoid the risk of cholera, dysentery, malnutrition, famine, and death.

I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I'm really good at email.

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.

But behavior in the human being is sometimes a defense, a way of concealing motives and thoughts, as language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication.

Mobile devices, high-speed data communication, and online commerce are creating expectations that convenient, secure, real-time payment and banking capabilities should be available whenever and wherever they are needed.

Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive, and widely effective mode of saying things.

A relationship is based on communication.

Investing in management means building communication systems, business processes, feedback, and routines that let you scale the business and team as efficiently as possible.

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Falling in love is a chemical reaction. But it wears off in a year. That's why you need a strong line of communication... which includes laughter.

It's communication - that's what theatre is all about.

I always find that there is a real communication between voice and violin.

Lack of communication is the key to any successful relationship going wrong.

The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.

Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication is totally disorganized.

It's so important for those living with chronic pain to establish good communication with both their healthcare professionals and caregivers. Clear communication about pain is vital to receiving proper diagnosis and effective treatment.

The post office doesn't guarantee delivery, but it tries really hard. It's called best efforts communication. If you put two postcards in the post-box, they don't necessarily come out then in the same order that you put them in. So, that means that there's potentially disorder with your delivery, and that's also true in the Internet.

I'm interested in the theater because I'm interested in communication with audiences. Otherwise I would be in concert music.