Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Born, n. a person who talks when you wish him to listen.

Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.

People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint.

To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will.

One of the most pathetic—and dangerous—signs of our times is the growing number of individuals and groups who believe that no one can possibly disagree with them for any honest reason.

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes.

Every word has consequences. Every silence, too.

I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds; and I very rarely change it.

Understanding a question is half an answer.

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

We doctors know a hopeless case if—listen: there's a hell of a good universe next door.

Listen with ears of tolerance, see through the eyes of compassion, speak with language of love.

An inability to stay quiet . . . is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

It takes two years to learn to speak and sixty to learn to keep quiet.