"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." ― George Bernard Shaw Topic(s): Communication Tags: biggest, problem, single More From George Bernard Shaw "Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it." "The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people." "Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else." More In Communication "The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor’s work can take place, so that the actor can create. And in order to do that, you have to communicate, communicate with the actors. And direction is about communication on all levels."― William Friedkin "There is a world of communication which is not dependent on words."― Mary Martin "I had assumed that I would age with all my friends growing old around me, dying off very gradually one by one. And here was a plague that cut them off so early."― Thom Gunn