communication

I wont compare ants and people, but ants give us a useful model of how single members of a community can become so organized that they end up resembling, in effect, one big collective brain. Our own exploding population and communication technology are leading us that way. – Lewis Thomas

In a way song writing can almost be detrimental, because suddenly you find an outlet that is a kind of cheating. You dont need to have direct communication. You can say, I cant describe it to you, but I will record it and send it to you. – James Blunt

What does music mean to me? I dont think I would really be much without it, without it coming through me. Its my means of communication, my means of growth, my means of transportation from one point in my life to another. – Erykah Badu

I cant be a hypocrite as a coach because as a player thats what I wanted. I wanted feedback, I wanted communication from the boss. I showed up for work, you can yell at me if you want, but I want input. So thats the kind of coach I want to be. – Adam Oates

Youre talking about a younger generation, Generation Y, whose interpersonal communication skills are different from Generation X. The younger generation is more comfortable saying something through a digital mechanism than even face to face. – Erik Qualman

I thought my life was mapped out. Research, living in the forest, teaching and writing. But in 86 I went to a conference and realised the chimpanzees were disappearing. I had worldwide recognition and a gift of communication. I had to use them. – Jane Goodall

People recognize certain things, like D means this dialogue stinks. Were dealing with shows that are written here, shot in New York and posted back here. Accurate communication is a necessity. – Dick Wolf

I slept for four years. I didnt study much of anything. I majored in something called communication arts. – Don DeLillo

Its populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling. – Aaron Sorkin

The thing Ive come to learn is that whats great about small independent films is the intimacy and the communication that occurs when youre making them. – Guy Pearce

I dont understand why people whose entire lives or their corporate success depends on communication, and yet they are led on occasion by CEOs who cannot talk their way out of a paper bag and dont care to. – Frank Luntz

Im talking to you and its basically a direct communication, whereas if Im writing a letter to you and you read the letter, there are like 12 extra deconstruction and reconstruction steps in the communication. – Kevin J. Anderson

I understand why people went nuts for The Artist. We use words so much, its nice to be able to explore a different way of communication, to be able to express silently what someone – or something – is thinking or feeling. – Andy Serkis

Its a difficult undertaking. Ive been married for four years and I see this movie as a cautionary tale about people whove gone deeply out of communication. – Mark Ruffalo

As a whole, the managers today are different in temperament. Most have very good communication skills and are more understanding of the umpires job. That doesnt mean they are better managers. It just means that I perceive todays managers a bit differently. – Jim Evans

The thing that Ive always been slightly frustrated with, was that the idea of a CD is kind of confined to a material possession that you can put on a shelf. And the idea of music, for me, is always about both the communication and the sharing of content. And so the interactive part is missing. – Yo-Yo Ma

Theres all these ways to instantly communicate – cars, computers, telephone and transportation – and even with all that, its so hard to find people and have an honest communication with them. – Jason Schwartzman

The filmmaking process is a very personal one to me, I mean it really is a personal kind of communication. Its not as though its a study of fear or any of that stuff. – David Cronenberg

We have to realize only in communication, in real knowledge, in real reaching out, can there be an understanding that theres humanity everywhere, and thats what Im trying to do. – Mira Nair

Ive worked very hard in this book to keep the lines of communication open. I dont want to turn someone away from this information for partisan political reasons. – Jared Diamond