Thoughts that have been on my mind of late...
Silence breeds conjecture.
Information abhors a vacuum. When people aren't given information they have only their fears to guide them.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. -Martin Luther King, jr.
The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention…. Rachel Naomi Remen
The best answer to anger is silence.
'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right. -Cato the Elder (234 BC - 149 BC)
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute. -Josh Billings (1818 - 1885)
The problem with communication ... is the illusion that it has been accomplished. -George Bernard Shaw
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible -- the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family. -Virginia Satir
The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives. -Anthony Robbins quotes (American advisor to leaders)
When all other means of communication fail, try words
Communication is the real work of leadership. - Nitin Nohria
Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our spirits expand. -Sue Patton Thoele
People will forget what you say,
People will forget what you do,
but they will never forget
how you make them feel
Life is rarely exactly as we would like it to be.
Instead, life is exactly as it is.
Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcomes. Therefore give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price of a worthy goal. The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths. Remain steadfast.......and one day you will build something that endures: something worthy of your potential. -Epictetus, Roman Teacher, Philosopher 55-135 AD.
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt. - Henry J. Kaiser
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do. - Henry Ford
People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. The biggest people with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest people with the smallest pride. Think big anyway. People favor underdogs, but follow only top dogs. Fight for some underdogs anyway. What you spent years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway. Give the world your best. -Reader’s Digest
The strength of a man’s virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts. –Pascal
Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyways.- Elbert Hubbard
About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all. -Rita Mae Brown
