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" The two words 'information' and 'communication' are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through. "

Sydney J. Harris

Communication

Words

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" Every sexy joke of long ago, every flirtation, is being recalled by some women and revised and re-evaluated as sexual harassment. Frivolous accusations reduce, if not eliminate, not only communication between men and women but any kind of playfulness and banter... Where has the laughter gone? "

" By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth. "

" A relationship is based on communication. "

" The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words. "

" I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. "

" The U.S. has always been a global innovation vanguard - driving advancements in computing, communication, and media to rail, automobiles, and aeronautics. "

" It frequently happens that two persons, reasoning right on a mechanical subject, think alike and invent the same thing without any communication with each other. "

" 'Arrival' talks very little about language and how to precisely dissect a foreign language. It's more a film on intuition and communication by intuition, the language of intuition. "

" Microsoft is committed to the ubiquity of the Skype experience - communication across every device and every platform will remain a primary focus. "

" Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind. "

" We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries. "

" Unlike then, the mail stream of today has diminished by such things as e-mails and faxes and cell phones and text messages, largely electronic means of communication that replace mail. "

" The truly unique trait of 'Sapiens' is our ability to create and believe fiction. All other animals use their communication system to describe reality. We use our communication system to create new realities. Of course, not all fictions are shared by all humans, but at least one has become universal in our world, and this is money. "

" With communication technology in general, there's a kind of certain critical mass of people. Once you get to 15% of the world's entire population using one communication technology, that's a big deal. It's beyond the theoretical at this point. The people who think it's a fad have probably not been paying that much attention. "

" If you're like me, food is a medium for communication. It's an expression of love and affection. "

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" Reclassification is the best way to for us to preserve the Internet as an unfettered tool for communication and the sharing of ideas. "

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" We need men and women to sit down and talk to each other about sex honestly and openly. That would help us fight Aids so immediately. But our lack of communication is hugely problematic. "

" I see so many activists... who are artists because they feel that they have the power of communication. "

" Bombing, particularly from the perspective of the receiving end, is not 'communication.' Bombs result in death and destruction. "

" Corporate America is drowning in meetings. To make one thing clear, I am not against communication. Quick one-on-ones can be extremely effective. I am talking about those hour-long recurring meetings, devoid of a clear agenda, and attended by many. I dread them. "

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" There is never going to be a substitute for face-to-face communication, but we have seen since the alphabet, to the telephone and now the Internet, that whenever people find a new way to communicate, they will flock to it. "

" There are many deaf people who couldn't imagine living in a marriage without someone who doesn't speak their language. For me, I believe that hearing or deaf is fine as long as both parties are willing to communicate in each other's language. But if there's no communication, then the marriage, I believe, will be difficult if not doomed. "

" The desire to write grows with writing. "

" Words are also seeds, and when dropped into the invisible spiritual substance, they grow and bring forth after their kind. "

" Nonverbal communication forms a social language that is in many ways richer and more fundamental than our words. "

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" It's a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and new ways of communication very exciting and would like to do more in this field. "