The idea that the Internet favors the oppressed rather than the oppressor is marred by what I call cyber-utopianism: a naive belief in the emancipatory nature of online communication that rests on a stubborn refusal to admit its downside.
Humans are a social species more than any other, and in order to build a community, which for some reason humans have to do in order to live, we have to solve the communication problem. Language is the tool that was invented to solve that problem.
The way I make art – the way a lot of people make art – is as an extension of language and communication, where references are incredibly important.
As a company grows, communication becomes its biggest challenge.
Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.
Ideology and communication more often than not run into each other rather than complement each other. Principle and communication work together. Ideology and communication often work apart.
We are more and more into technology. Everything is texting, and everything is instant. Flowers are completely impractical as a method of communication when you could just send a text.
Number one, cash is king… number two, communicate… number three, buy or bury the competition.
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?
My daughter Stacia was born when I was 31, after I was divorced from David, and she was my gift to myself. She was just a joy because I didn’t have the stress of a male irritating me, and I vowed that I would make absolutely certain that between her and me there would be a clear line of communication at all times.
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.
Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
A relationship is based on communication.
As soon as you judge communication a little more rigorously, there is a possibility that the message will not be democratized. I have to say what I believe to be right. I have to spread out the statement among all the means of expression available to us at present.
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across.
Despite the centrality of communication to politics it is remarkable how little attention Insiders pay to what works – never mind the question ‘what could work much better?’
Unfortunately, changing forms of Internet communication are quickly outpacing laws and technology designed to allow for the lawful intercept of communication content.
It’s all about communication and a dialogue between individuals – get rid of the labels, get rid of the shame, get rid of the stigmas and just be your most authentic self.
Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.
The beginning to correcting all of our mistakes is communication.
We’re making this analogy that AI is the new electricity. Electricity transformed industries: agriculture, transportation, communication, manufacturing.
Being a good television screenwriter requires an understanding of the way film accelerates the communication of words.
I think music should be free. I think all communication should be free. I think people should respect artists, and there should be a certain respect for artists who give their music away for free.
Yet, in spite of this world-wide system of linkages, there is, at this very moment, a general feeling that communication is breaking down everywhere, on an unparalleled scale.
I think people underrate the importance of investing in your communication skills as a way to progress in your career.
My mother and I always had full adult communication.
When you can have a relationship that’s like that to where everything is out in the open, you are up front, and there is open communication, it makes for a great relationship.
Communication is what sets us human beings apart from other beings in this world.
The late 20th century had just enough communication abilities to allow superstar-ness and communality to happen. It was a musical renaissance that rivals the visual one that happened in the 1400s.
I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
On ‘Check Your Head’ and ‘Ill Communication,’ most of the lyrics are much more, ‘OK, you take that, and I’ll say that’ – they’re split up.
The more articulate one is, the more dangerous words become.
I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better. I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.
Each couple’s version of intimacy is so fascinating to me. A friend will tell me about her marriage, and I’ll think, ‘Yikes, they have horrible communication! They’re going to get divorced!’ And then I’ll hear about them at another time and think, ‘Wow, they love each other so much!’
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
We all know the Internet didn’t explode until it became a commercial enterprise. Space communication will probably have the same characteristic.
Emotions are one of the main things that derail communication. Once people get upset at one another, rational thinking goes out of the window.
By supporting all the links in the building chain and giving them an easy, intuitive tool for sharing model-based project information, GTeam enhances workflows and improves communication from design through to fabrication and assembly.
The Internet has changed everything. We expect to know everything instantly. If you don’t understand digital communication, you’re at a disadvantage.
Communication is something we all take for granted.
It’s communication – that’s what theatre is all about.
I am no technophobe. I like being able to calibrate communication, depending on the situation – texting for the simple and immediate; email for business or when I want to put some lag time into the exchange; Twitter to promote something; Facebook to draw a crowd.
You know, Quincy Jones was a great mentor, but he was a man in a man’s world. Fortunately he’s a very sensitive man and a beautiful human being, and even though he was 14 or 15 years older than me, he’s a capable human being and has great communication skills.
Commercialization of assets off the planet would mutually reinforce the growth of interplanetary communication.
When it comes to personal communication, words are all we’ve got. It is the simple use of language that makes us human beings.
Communication is so much better when people are vulnerable.
I enjoy very much communication. I think that scientists need to communicate.
Language is an inadequate form of communication. If you’ve picked up an instrument, it’s because you don’t feel you are communicating sufficiently.
Music is the major form of communication. It’s the commonest vibration, the people’s news broadcast, especially for kids.
As everyone in Louisiana knows, there was often no communication or coordination between the state and federal government in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
It’s so important for those living with chronic pain to establish good communication with both their healthcare professionals and caregivers. Clear communication about pain is vital to receiving proper diagnosis and effective treatment.
Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less.
After a natural disaster, safe drinking water is a priority. Humans can live longer without food than water, so communication about clean water is essential to help avoid the risk of cholera, dysentery, malnutrition, famine, and death.
In a way song writing can almost be detrimental, because suddenly you find an outlet that is a kind of cheating. You don’t need to have direct communication. You can say, ‘I can’t describe it to you, but I will record it and send it to you.’
The way you communicate an idea is different than the way you communicate a product.
Most people have to talk so they won’t hear.
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.
Strong alliances can thrive even where disagreements exist, but they cannot thrive where free and open communication is shut down.
Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say, and say it hot.
It is very helpful to me, in my job, for people to know me better. A lot of that is, it’s a communication job.
The major advances in speed of communication and ability to interact took place more than a century ago. The shift from sailing ships to telegraph was far more radical than that from telephone to email!
