“The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.”
Peter F. Drucker (1909–2005) American business consultant
Variant: The most important thing in communication is to hear what is not being said.
“What is important is not what you hear said, it's what you observe.”
— Michael Connelly, book Trunk Music
Source: Trunk Music
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