Georges Simenon Quotes

If you can't make yourself understood by your friends, you'll be in trouble when your enemies come for you.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

I think there's a worry that an excessive use or an almost exclusive use of text and emails means that as a society we're losing some of the ability to build interpersonal communication that's necessary for living together and building a community.

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.

Here's the problem: People have completely and utterly forgotten one thing when it comes to communication - intent.

I have so many things I want to say.

Communication is the most important skill in life. We spend most of our waking hours communicating. But consider this: You've spent years learning how to read and write, years learning how to speak. But what about listening?

He wished he could relieve himself of his doubts and guilts half as easily.

...people have character strength but they lack communication skills, and that undoubtedly affects the quality of relationships as well.

Our lives depend on good communication. Good communication helps personal relationships, it helps bosses and employees get along better. We rely on it.

Not every one who has the gift of speech understands the value of silence.

You talked to me, but you didn’t. I could see you having these two-sided conversations. The things you wanted to say to me. And the words that actually came out.

More and more we are into communications; and less and less into communication.

If you can't get yourself understood, you may have trouble, so you need some interpretation every now and again wherever you might be.

I’m not good at talking,” Naoko said. “Haven’t been for the longest while. I start to say something and the wrong words come out. Wrong or sometimes completely backward. I try to go back and correct it, but things get even more complicated and confused, so that I don’t even remember what I started to say in the first place. Like I was split into two or something, one half chasing the other. And there’s this big pillar in the middle and they go chasing each other around and around it. The other me always latches onto the right word and this me absolutely never catches up

The void created by the failure to communicate is soon filled with poison, drivel and misrepresentation.

I think, in general, it's clear that most bad things come from misunderstanding, and communication is generally the way to resolve misunderstandings - and the Web's a form of communications - so it generally should be good.

Communication is a process of sharing experience till it becomes a common possession. It modifies the disposition of both the parties who partake in it.

I'm glad I understand that while language is a gift, listening is a responsibility. (U.S. poet and writer, 1943- )

My soul is my great asset and my great misfortune.

Mental illness seems to be a communication problem between interpreters one and two.

I have a problem with being a hero, but that's another problem.

The most important thing for a director is being able to communicate. When you communicate comfortably, regardless of what you're saying, it can always be processed.

Communication is my thing.

The quality of business communications has become poorer in recent years as people avoid phone calls and face-to-face meetings, I can only assume, in some misguided quest for efficiency.