Fill your mind before you empty your mouth.

He was pointing at the moon, but I was looking at his hand.

Great. Men affectionately attacked me with sticks to show their admiration.

Peace requires the provision of a platform for discussion and the exchange of information on matters and activities relevant to the prevention of armed violence.

The captains of England and Australia can barely exchange pleasantries these days without a body language expert immediately declaiming on the angle of their handshakes.

Please stop shaking your rain water in my direction. What next? Are you going to come over here, cock your leg and urinate upon my person?

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean.

As we ride the elevator Gale finally says "You're still angry." "And you're still not sorry," I reply. "I will stand by what I said. Do you want me to lie about it?" he asks. "No, I want you to...

Lots of people talk to animals... Not very many listen though... that's the problem.

Oh, oh, I'm so sorry I just forgot that what I ask it cannot be answered why?? You don't have the rights to answer it, you don't have the guts, you are afraid aren't you?

Careful, Sandi. You're about to let your bulldog mouth overload your bird - dog bite.

I have witnessed how the power of listening, storytelling and embracing gray areas breaks through the rigid 'us vs. them.'

Compliments like that are only going to get you everywhere.

Smile more to attract more.

Silence is not a language, it's a weapon to make your dear one to feel

Patience is a virtue as they say and listening is an exercise in patience.

A Dom intent on developing a relationship will approach you on a personal level first.

For some reason I was reluctant to ask anybody what had happened. I hate being the person who always doesn't know what's going on and has to ask somebody; it always seems like everybody else knows...

The first rule of style is to have something to say. The second rule of style is to control yourself when, by chance, you have two things to say; say first one, then the other, not both at the same...

In every one of your relationships, you are on a continuum between intimacy and separation. You stand on a slide that tilts you toward either intimacy or separateness. Exactly where you stand at any...

... for she soars with the wildest hyperbole when not tagging after the most pedestrian dictum.

The world is full of talkers, but it is rare to find anyone who listens. And I assure you that you can pick up more information when you are listening than when you are talking.

Illusion of transparency: We always know what we mean by our words, and so we expect others to know it too. Reading our own writing, the intended interpretation falls easily into place, guided by our...

To make our communications more effective, we need to shift our thinking from What information do I need to convey? to What questions do I want my audience to ask?

I wanted to say a lot but wasn't sure where to start

We wear many things, but that with greatest import is our expression.

We all tell stories - to ourselves and to each other. Some of learn to tell only the most interesting bits.

Sometimes we are able to better understand a theory or concept through a story… such stories teach you, enlighten you, and entertain you at the same time.

The next time someone gets on your nerves, remember your two choices: 1) share the problem; or 2) let them keep the problem to themselves.

Compromising is the only path that all happy couples travel on.