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Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow. ↗

— Lawrence Clark Powell

#heard #read #speak #understood #write

Meanwhile, the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#power-of-words #communication

Conversation, like certain portions of the anatomy, always runs more smoothly when lubricated. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

#conversation #diplomacy #communication

Sometimes, reaching out and taking someone's hand is the beginning of a journey. At other times, it is allowing another to take yours. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#communication #connecting #connection #hands #holding-hands

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after. ↗

— Anne Morrow Lindbergh

#communication

If you look hard and long, you can find us. If you listen hard and long, you can hear any of us, call any of us that you wish. ↗

— Tamora Pierce

#call #calling #communication #daine #hearing

When two people respect each other, the ability to be vulnerable and to reveal hurt feelings can create a powerful emotional connection that is the source of real intimacy and friendship. ↗

— David Burns

#emotion #feelings #friendship #intimacy #relationships

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#knowledge #languages #travel #understanding #communication

The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, person and family history, belief systems, and often nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these is you. ↗

— Eckhart Tolle

#self-awareness #self-discovery #education

Words have power. ↗

— Mira Grant

#language #persuasion #power #words #communication