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by Maria Gracia Join our newsletter to be notified when the newest Quotes and Words of Wisdom is available. Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words. (Roy T. Bennett) Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid. (Fyodor Dostoevsky) The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. (George Bernard Shaw) What’s not so great is that all this technology is destroying our social skills. Not only have we given up on writing letters to each other, we barely even talk to each other. People have become so accustomed to texting that they’re actually startled when the phone rings. It’s like we suddenly all have Batphones. If it rings, there must be danger. Now we answer, “What happened? Is someone tied up in the old sawmill?” “No, it’s Becky. I just called to say hi.” “Well you scared me half to death. You can’t just pick up the phone and try to talk to me like that. Don’t the tips of your fingers work? (Ellen DeGeneres) You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue. (Joel Osteen) The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said. (Peter Drucker) Back to Quotes and Words of Wisdom Index