Monday, January 31, 2011

All noise is waste.

All noise is waste. So cultivate quietness in your speech, in your thoughts, in your emotions. Speak habitually low. Wait for attention and then you low words will be charged with dynamite.”

Elbert Hubbard 
(American editor, publisher and writer, 1856-1915)

Sunday, January 30, 2011

First learn the.......................................

First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.

Epictetus
(Greek philosopher associated with the Stoics, AD 55-c.135)

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Friday, January 28, 2011

The more elaborate..............................

The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

Joseph Priestley
(English Chemist and Clergyman, 1733-1804)

Start with good ...................................

Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss.”

Lee Iacocca

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Kind words can ...................

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta quotes
(Albanian born Indian Missionary and Founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity. Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979. 1910-1997)

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Quote for Today

If you wish to converse with me, define your terms.

Voltaire 
(French Philosopher and Writer. One of the greatest of all French authors, 1694-1778)

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Quote for Today

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

Anne Morrow Lindbergh quotes
(American writer and aviation pioneer, 1906-2001)

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Quote for Today

He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.”

Lao Tzu 
(Chinese taoist Philosopher, founder of Taoism, wrote "Tao Te Ching" (also "The Book of the Way"). 600 BC-531 BC)

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Quote for Today

The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives

Anthony Robbins
(American advisor to leaders)

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Quote for Today

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

Epictetus quotes
(Greek philosopher associated with the Stoics, AD 55-c.135)