190 Communication Quotes And Sayings To Strengthen Relationships

This collection of communication quotes collection will help you develop stronger and healthier relationships.

Obviously, trust, understanding, and empathy are vital to the success of any relationship, but there is often something that goes underrated that never should.

According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan, couples who communicate positively and openly are more likely to have satisfying and long-lasting relationships.

This highlights the importance of effective communication in maintaining healthy and fulfilling relationships.

We’re talking about communication.

In order for any relationship to stand the test of time, solid lines of communication must be established in order for both parties to feel fully understood and have a safe place to voice their true feelings.

Strong communication is important in relationships.

For you to have a healthy relationship, you need to talk openly and be a good listener.

Although every relationship faces challenges at some point, a healthy communication style can make it easier to handle conflict and strengthen the partnership.

Most relationships fail because of poor communication.

To avoid misunderstandings that may cause hurt, anger, resentment, or confusion, you need to communicate clearly.

You need to know how and when to communicate your concerns to your partner.

You cannot read other people’s minds.

Besides, everyone has different communication needs and styles.

You should, therefore, find a way of communicating that suits your relationships.

Connect and use your verbal, written, and physical skills to understand your partner and fulfill their needs.

To help strengthen your relationships below is our collection of inspirational, wise, and thoughtful communication quotes, communication sayings, and communication proverbs.

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Communication quotes and sayings to strengthen relationships

According to a study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, active listening during communication with others leads to stronger social connections and more fulfilling relationships.

This underscores the importance of being fully present and engaged during communication with others.

1. “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” – Peter Drucker

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2. “Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow.” ― Lawrence Clark Powell

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3. “When people talk listen completely. Most people never listen.”- Ernest Hemingway

4. “Emotional awareness is necessary so you can properly convey your thoughts and feelings to the other person.” – Jason Goldberg

5. “Communication works for those who work at it.” – John Powell

6. “Open communication is the lifeblood that keeps a marriage in the spring and summer seasons- times of optimism and enjoyment.” – Gary Chapman

7. “I think for any relationship to be successful, there needs to be loving communication, appreciation, and understanding.” – Miranda Kerr

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8. “Communicate unto the other person that which you would want him to communicate unto you if your positions were reversed.” – Aaron Goldman

9. “It’s important to make sure that we’re talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.” ― Barack Obama

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10. “Families who have strong and healthy communication skills can weather significant challenges and remain intact. Those with limited effective communication skills are vulnerable to the challenges of life pulling them apart.” – Ellen Miley Perry

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According to a study by researchers at the University of Denver, couples who engage in regular and meaningful conversations about their relationship are more likely to feel satisfied and committed to each other. 

This underscores the importance of ongoing communication in maintaining healthy and fulfilling relationships.

11. “Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.” – Rollo May

12. Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.” – Plato

13. “Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

14. “Communication sometimes is not what you first hear, listen not just to the words, but listen for the reason.” – Catherine Pulsifer

15. “If you can talk about it, why paint it?” – Francis Bacon

16. “Communication is your ticket to success, if you pay attention and learn to do it effectively.” – Theo Gold

17. “Constantly talking isn’t necessarily communicating.” ― Charlie Kaufman

18. “Communication involves self-revelation on the part of one individual and listening on the part of another.”- Dr. Gary Chapman

19. “To love someone with all of your heart requires reaching them where they are with the only words they can understand.” ― Shannon L. Alder

20. “We, as human beings, learn through sharing and communicating.” -Hugo Reynolds

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21. “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” – George Bernard Shaw

22. “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.” – Tony Robbins

23. “Conversation, like certain portions of the anatomy, always runs more smoothly when lubricated.” ― Marquis de Sade

24. “We take communication for granted because we do it so frequently, but it’s actually a complex process.” – Joseph Sommerville

25. “We never listen when we are eager to speak. – Francois de la Rochefoucauld

26. “The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” ― Peggy O’Mara

27. “Ask most therapists, and they will tell you that good communication is at the heart of any successful relationship.” – Sophie Winters

28. “Every act of communication is a miracle of translation.” ― Ken Liu

29. “Speech is our primary means of communication. If it’s important, we tell people about it.” – Brian Knapp

30. “Honest, open communication is the only street that leads us into the real world… We then begin to grow as never before. And once we are on this road, happiness cannot be far away.” ― John Joseph Powel

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31. “Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.” – Chinese Proverb

32. Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.” – Jim Rohn

33. “When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.” – Stephen R. Covey

34. “The art of communication is the language of leadership.” – James Humes

35. “Self-consciousness kills communication.” ― Rick Steves

36. “But good healthy communication is impossible without openness, honesty, and vulnerability.” – Paul Kendall

37. “We are stronger when we listen, and smarter when we share.” ― Rania Al-Abdullah

38. “Effective communication helps to keep the team working on the right projects with the right attitude.” – Alex Langer
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39. “No one can tell, when two people walk closely together, what unconscious communication one mind may have with another” ― Robert Barr

40. “The most important things to say are those which often I did not think necessary for me to say — because they were too obvious.” ― André Gide

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41. “Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success.” – Paul J. Meyer

42. “Communication is one of the most important skills you require for a successful life.” – Catherine Pulsifer

43. “Make sure to communicate your idea quickly and keep it straight to the point.” – Paul Bailey

44. “Say a little and say it well.” – Irish Proverb

45. “If you have nothing to say, say nothing.” – Mark Twain

46. “Talking more than is necessary is a barrier to effective communication and effective listening.” – Clodagh Swanson

47. “You can communicate best when you first listen.” – Catherine Pulsifer

48. “You must be able to communicate successfully in order to become a leader and someone others listen to.” – Keith Boyer

49. “Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about.” ― Cory Doctorow

50. “Your words will either give you joy or give you sorrow, but if they were spoken without regret, they give you peace.” ― Shannon Alder

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51. “Effective Communication is a way to success”― Jaspal Singh Malik
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52. “The quality of your communication determines the size of your result.”― Meir Ezra

53. “If people had the right skills and intention to communicate well, there would be no conflict. The better we are at communicating, the better our lives will be.”― Yama Mubtaker

54. “Words travel as swiftly as desire, so it is possible to send a message of love without them.”― Laura Esquivel

55. “Don’t assume that prior communication has been effective and that people get it.”― Benjamin Komlos

56. “If there is a communication issue, it is not the fault of the other person but of both people.”― Jeffrey G. Duarte

57. “The fact that I’m using words doesn’t necessarily mean that I’m saying anything.”― Craig D. Lounsbrough

58. “Communication is humanity’s greatest blessing, although efforts to establish it can feel like humanity’s greatest curse.”― Cole Todd

59. “Opening up a conversation can be opening up a world of new possibilities.”― Michelle Lederman

60. “There is no communication that is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood.”― Luigina Sgarro

61. “If we wish to achieve better communication, we should feel free to make changes in the ways we communicate.”― Dr Prem Jagyasi

62. “Sometimes it isn’t what a person says, but rather what they don’t say, that tells you more than their words ever could.”― Laurie Buchanan, PhD

63. “Your body language can divulge your disinterest or, conversely, it can affirm your attentiveness and confidence.”― Michelle Tillis Lederman

64. “When you stop communicating, you become poor.”― Meir Ezra

65. “Communication is the first pillar of love.”― Alan Maicon

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66. “Assumptions are the termites of relationships.” – Henry Winkler

67. “A beautiful thing happens when we start paying attention to each other. It is by participating more in your relationship that you breathe life into it.” – Steve Maraboli

68. “Nothing said in words ever came out quite even. Things in words got twisted and ran together, instead of staying straight and fitting together.” – Ursula K. Le Guin

69. “We all struggle with our failure to communicate and our failure to reach beyond fear to love people.” – Mira Sorvino

70. “Words are the voice of the heart.” – Confucius

71. “It doesn’t matter if people don’t know that you do a good thing nor the right thing. But he nor she must know your expression of love.” – Olivia Sinaga

72. “Lack of communication will destroy a relationship.” – Sayam Asjad

73. “People don’t have anything but the communication with the things.” – Meir Ezra

74. “Once you communicate, you don’t discover reality, you create reality.” – Meir Ezra

75. “Let’s forget about the things you haven’t done, and talk about what you have done.” – Michelle Lederman

76. “When people agree with me, I always feel that I must be wrong.” — Oscar Wilde

77. “Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.” —William Butler Yeats

78. “How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.” ― Herbert Spencer

79. “The great enemy of communication, we find, is the illusion of it. “ ― William H. Whyte

80. “It is not the voice that commands the story; it is the ear.” ― Italo Calvino

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81. “Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky

82. “I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.” – Albert Einstein

83. “Communication is the key to life / Communication is the key to love / Communication is the key to us.” — Dallas Austin

84. “The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” – Mark Twain

85. “We speak not only to tell other people what we think, but to tell ourselves what we think. Speech is a part of thought.” – Oliver Sacks

86. “I motivate players through communication, being honest with them, having them respect and appreciate your ability and your help.” – Tommy Lasorda

87. “Communication skills in our everyday lives and relationships create the difference between misery and defeat or success.” — Dianna Booher

88. “The more we learn about effective communication, the better we’ll be at leading, as our directives will be better understood.” – Paul Jarvis

89. “You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.” – Zig Ziglar

90. “Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.” – Brian Tracy

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Wise communication quotes and sayings

91. “ Silence is golden when it’s called for. Silence can be deadly

when it’s not called for ” -Meryl Runion 

92. “Everything and anything we communicate to others, communicates to them, how to see us and treat us.” -Miya Yamanouchi 

93. “In order to understand what another person is saying, you must assume that it is true, and try to imagine what it is true of.” -George Miller 

94. “Flexibility and the ability to interpret other people’s needs is what characterizes a good communicator.” -Thomas Erikson

95. “The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.”  -Tony Robbins

96. “When we don’t tell those we love what’s really going on or listen carefully to what they have to say, we tend to fill in the blanks with stories.”  -Sharon Salzberg

97. “My belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relationships.” -Jada Pinkett Smith

98. “A lack of communication leaves fear and doubt.”  -Kellan Lutz

99. “Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn’t listening.” -Emma Thompson

100. “Simple and to the point is always the best way to get your point across.” -Guy Kawasaki

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101. “You can talk with someone for years, everyday, and still, it won’t mean as much as what you can have when you sit in front of someone, not saying a word, yet you feel that person with your heart, you feel like you have known the person for forever…. connections are made with the heart, not the tongue.” – C. JoyBell C.

102. “Alone, we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller

103. “In teamwork, silence isn’t golden, it’s deadly.” – Mark Sanborn

104. “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t being said. The art of reading between the lines is a life long quest of the wise.” – Shannon L. Alder

105. “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Henry Ford

106. “The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” – Babe Ruth

107. “Communication is the solvent of all problems and is the foundation for personal development.” – Peter Shepherd

108. “A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something.” – Wilson Mizner

109. “Communicate in a respectful manner – don’t just tell your team members what you want, but explain to them why.” – Jeffrey Morales

110. “Who you are is speaking so loudly that I can’t hear what you’re saying.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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111. “There is only one rule for being a good talker – learn to listen.” ― ”Christopher Morley

112. “A lot of problems in the world would be solved if we talked to each other instead of about each other.” ― Nickey Gumbel

113. “To have good communications skills means you are able to make your point without a lot of fillers and stumbling.” ― Gregory Davidson

114. “Get to the point quickly to prove that what you’re saying is worth reading or listening to, otherwise people will lose interest.” ― Corrina Thurston

115. “Verbal communication is essential in order to understand what is going on inside other people. If they do not tell us their thoughts, their feelings, and their experiences, we are left to guess.” ― Dr. Gary Chapman

116. “Eye contact is one of the primal ways of communicating.” ― Clive Harman

117. “I began noting where the audience laughed or clapped or paid closest attention. I came to realize that a good speech is not a soliloquy but a dialogue.” ― Sarah Ferguson

118. “Another vitally important attribute along the road to wisdom in interpersonal success is to listen well. This means that you pay total attention to those that are speaking to you and not barging into the conversation because you want to insert your opinion.” ― Catherine Pulsife

119. “Don’t give up at the first signs of friction: only through clear communication, flexibility and willingness to adapt can you find a relationship that will weather the storms of life.” ― Tom Miles

120. “Use different messaging for different groups to ensure your communications are relevant.” ―  Andrea Plos  

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121. “For effective communication think about how is your speech is perceived than in what you are actually saying.” — Byron Rivers

122. “True communication goes beyond talking and listening; it is about understanding.” — Gerald Campbell

123. “Your attitude, open mindedness, ability to convey ideas, listening skills, patience, compatibility and language skills are some of the factors that define good communication skills.” — Zayne Parker

124. “To present your positive self requires you to pay attention to how and what verbal and nonverbal communication you use.” — Peter W. Murphy

125. “Communication is a very powerful tool and all married couples should learn how to use it.” — Vivian Sandau

126. “To succeed in the marriage relationship, both partner of the couple has to remain in constant and effective communication.” — Karen Clancy

127. “Learn to communicate with an even tone, using words that encourage and uplift instead of blame.” — Bethany Bridges

128. “Everything we say or not say, do or not do in our interactions is communication.” — Michael Nir

129. “Confident people inspire other people with the sheer power of reliable communication.” — Kellie Sullivan

130. “Communication is such an important part of a healthy marriage.” — Sarah McMillan

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131. “Although we live in an information technology age, we often find ourselves in failure to communicate situations.” — Johnny Tan

132. “Talk low, talk slow, and don’t say too much.” — John Wayne

133. “I shall look at you out of the corner of my eye, and you will say nothing. Words are the source of misunderstandings.” —  Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

134. “Artists are people driven by the tension between the desire to communicate and the desire to hide.” — Donald Woods Winnicott

135. “The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand.

We listen to reply.” — Stephen R. Covey

136. “The ability to listen is as important as the ability to speak. Miscommunication is always a two-way street.” — Sharon Sandberg

137. “Communication is the real work of leadership.” — Nitin Nohria

138. “The effectiveness of communication is not defined by the communication, but by the response.” — Milton Erickson

139. “Unity is strength. . . when there is teamwork, communication and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” — Mattie Stepanek

140. “The first problem of communication is getting people’s attention.” — Chip Heath

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141. “Art is a technique of communication. The image is the most complete technique of all communication.” — Claes Oldenburg

142. “Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.” — Benjamin E. Mays

143. “Understanding comes through communication, and through communication we find the way to peace.” — Ralph C. Smedley

144. “Communication is something so simple and difficult that we can never put it in simple words.” — T.S. Mathews

145. “Communication is mutual feeling with someone, not a didactic process of information.” — Robert Creeley

146. “Never mind your intentions. Communication is about what others hear with your words.” — Dianna Booher

147. “Communication is at the very core of our society. That’s what makes us human.” — Jan Koum

148. “True communication is communion- the realization of oneness, which is love.” — Eckhart Tolle

149. “If you think communication is all talking, you haven’t been listening.” — Ashleigh Brilliant

150. “Communication is about being effective, not always about being proper.” — Bo Bennett

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151. “Communication must become total and conscious before we can stop it.” — William S. Burroughs

152. “Silence is a form of communication, too. Sometimes less is more.” — Pat Summitt

153. “Good communication is the bridge between confusion and clarity.” — Nat Turner

154. “Communication goes beyond the words we choose.” — Tony Jeary

156. “Communication is the transfer of emotion.” — Seth Godin

157. “Communication is never simple / Especially when it’s you that’s on the receiving end / As memories start to fade.” — Victoria Hesketh

158. “Communication is the key to our happiness / If we just talk about it / Maybe we can make some sense.” — Alfred C. Antoine

159. “Communication is a skill you must acquire / it will help you through your life, it is essential.” — Cathal Joseph Smyth

160. “Affinity and communication / That is reality / Understanding is the first thing / It means so much to me.” — Van Morrison

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161. “Be a good listener…It makes the person who’s speaking to you feel loved,cared for and worthy of being heard.” ― Wayne Dyer

162. “Communications is at the heart of e-commerce and community.” ― Meg Whitman

163. “Only as we keep an open communication with our deep inner life will we have the wisdom to make effective choices.” ― Stephen Covey

164. “Smiles, like humor, are the most serious and complex forms of communication used by human beings.” ― Gayle Pemberton

165. “The Internet is the great highway of the modern communication, free and independent.” ― Katya Chamma

166. “Five minutes of communication can save a year’s worth of turmoil and misunderstanding.” ― Joyce Meyer

167. “Communication is so much better when people are vulnerable.” ― A. J. McLean

168. “Sometimes words are not needed, and the simplicity of expressing yourself through an art form is one of the best ways of communication.” ― Emmanuel Jal

169. “Successful communication depends on how well we listen, rather than how well we push our opinions on the person seated before us.” ― Kenya Hara

170. “The key to high-quality communication is trust, and its hard to trust somebody that you dont know.” ― Ben Horowitz

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171. “Real communication is an attitude, an environment. It is the most interactive of all processes. It requires countless hours of eyeball to eyeball, back and forth. It involves more listening than talking.” ― Jack Welch

172. “Real communication is impossible without listening.” ― Ralph C. Smedley

173. “No pleasure is fully delightful without communications, and no delight absolute except imparted.” ― Michel de Montaigne

174. “The body is precious and the body is always going to speak through its own capacity for communication and love.” ― Dolores Hart

175. “Communication is merely an exchange of information, but connection is an exchange of our humanity.” ― Sean Stephenson

176. “Communication can only take place among equals.” ― Kenneth E. Boulding

177. “I love a friendship that flatters itself in the sharpness and vigor of its communications.” ― Michel de Montaigne

178. “Loneliness cannot be alleviated just by the coming together of two bodies, unless there is also good communication, understanding, and loving kindness.” ― Nhat Hanh

179. “I am quite sure that no friendship yields its true pleasure and nobility of nature without frequent communication, sympathy and service.” ― George Edward Woodberry

180. “Communications without intelligence is noise. Intelligence without communications is irrelevant.” ― Alfred M. Gray

181. “No matter the team makeup, having good conflict management skills and strong interpersonal communications skills will help you avoid most major team conflicts.” ― Serilda Summers-McGee

182. “To be a successful communicator, you need to focus on fundamental principles rather than small superficial things.” ― Bill Calhoun

183. “It may seem like common sense but remember with the naive teens anything may happen so don’t wait for it to happen instead communicate early to ensure their safety.” ― Ellen Trump

184. “Effective communicators make great friends. They’re open to many things and are able to translate their thoughts intomeaningful words and actions.” ― Patrick Cogen

185. “When we are fully present, we have access to our greatest power, creativity and ability to communicate and perform exceptionally at whatever we are doing.” ― Christopher Babson

186. “Leaders must recognize and then clearly communicate that outcomes measurement is not about simply counting things or gathering information.” ― Mario Morino

187. “If you yell less, regardless of the way that you feel, then you should start seeing that people are more receptive to the things that you are trying to communicate.” ― Dr. Lauren Cunning

188. “Use assertive communication. Assertive communication is about being nonreactive and still respectful.” ― Ryan Cooper

189. “Humans and animals are similarly able to be taught, and communicate, if only to themselves the stored knowledge they have accumulated.” ― Jason Scotts

190. “Our presence in front of diverse people and large crowds hinges on our ability to communicate properly.” ― John Shea

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Communication is a vital part of all relationships.

For there to be a stronger and healthier relationship, you need to have good communication among the parties involved.

Lack of communication can lead to insecurities, faithlessness, misunderstandings, mistrust or doubt.

Hopefully, the above quotes will improve your communication style, help build trust, and make your relationships happier and healthier.

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