Nonverbal Cues Quotes

You ain't learning nothing when you're talking.

The tongue may hide the truth but the eyes—never!

The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

There is more than just words to define a person.

Acting is very physical, even when it doesn't appear to be. It's about the arc of your body's language through a film.

Liars do look you in the eye. They do not always stutter, stammer, blush or fidget.

The greatest skill that I have is what the viewer has: I listen. I try to listen silently.

'LOL' is one of several texting expressions that convey nuance in a system where you don't have the voice and face to do it the way you normally would.

Don't write anything you can phone. Don't phone anything you can talk. Don't talk anything you can whisper. Don't whisper anything you can smile. Don't smile anything you can nod. Don't nod anything you can wink.

There's this little recipe that you have to hit pretty well to get somebody to laugh. And it's a combination of the way in which you say something, with the facial expression that you have, married with the body language that you have, etc.

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

Everything we say has metamessages indicating how our words are to be interpreted: Is this a serious statement or a joke? Does it show annoyance or goodwill? Most of the time, metamessages are communicated and interpreted without notice because, as far as anyone can tell, the speaker and the hearer agree on their meaning.

Listen more than you speak.

What I don't write is as important as what I write.

There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.

It's very hard to come across as a passionate human being in print. People can't hear the inflections in your voice.

One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.

Silence can be a very powerful tool. Sometimes it's more powerful to leave you with nothing.

Dey's some things I don't got to be told. I kin read them in folks' eyes.

How I say it has as much of an impact on what people think of me as what I say.

Look guys, if you're just going to stare at me, I'm going to bed!

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

When someone new walks into a room, the first thing we notice about that person is probably their gender. And the second things is what they're wearing. And based on what they're wearing, we start making certain assumptions about them.

I think there's a great deal of information you can convey with looks or silence.