Quotes About Listening

The ancient path is the path of quiet. So turn off the noise. Turn off all the electronic devices. Yes. All of them. Even turn off the music. Turn off your own thoughts…harder than it sounds, by the way! But it gets easier with practice. Just be quiet for a season. Listen for that still, small voice. God has wonderful things to say to you and about you.

My name is Gabriel. Should you ever need to, do not hesitate to call me. I am always available to listen, whatever the time.

Because no one ever listens to the dog.

If trees could speak they wouldn't

If I have learned anything about raising children, it's that keeping the conversation going is so very important. Once you stop talking to each other terrible things can happen

The most important thing I learned is that to be truly happy, you've got to pay attention to that stupid inner voice we all have. It knows what you need and will drive you shit crazy until you listen to it.

Daddies always listen to their little girls.

The first exercise is to spend an hour every day without saying anything except in answer to direct questions.

Silence isn't always golden; sometimes it's just yellow.

Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.

What you are not responsible for is your lover's emotions. You can choose to be supportive—we're great believers in the healing power of listening—but it is not your job to fix anything.

A technique for good listening is to listen to what your partner has to say without interrupting and let them know you heard them by telling them what you think they just said.

We can't ask our lovers to hold still while we sling accusations at them, using them as a target for our frustrations; that would be asking them to consent to being abused, and they would be right to resist. But we can ask them to listen to how we feel, because putting aside their own agendas for a few minutes and listening to our feelings is a doable task.

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.

Jane turned and looked at Rob who was still staring into space with a crazed look on his face. 'Are you listening to this?' she said as she thumped him on the arm. Rob turned to her and broke into a broad grin. 'Listening to what?' he laughed. 'I'm loaded. I don't have to listen to anything!' 'Yes you do,' said England calmly. 'You have to listen very carefully.

You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young." "Why, what did she tell you?" "I don't know, I didn't listen.

The dead keep their secrets. And in a while we shall be as wise as they." —Alexander Smith "Who are you? Why do you hide in the darkness and listen to my private thoughts?" ? Juliet, from Romeo and Juliet, (modern translation)

Vyrai dešimt kart? patrauklesni, kai tiktai klausosi.

When it comes to women, men only hear what they want to hear. It's one of the many failures of their sex.

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

I have often found it true that the louder a person speaks, the less they have to say.

The single most important thing [you can do] is to shift [your] internal stance from "I understand" to "Help me understand." Everything else follows from that. . . . Remind yourself that if you think you already understand how someone feels or what they are trying to say, it is a delusion. Remember a time when you were sure you were right and then discovered one little fact that changed everything. There is always more to learn.

Often we go through an entire conversation – or indeed an entire relationship – without ever realizing that each of us is paying attention to different things, that our views are based on different information.

Paradoxically, there is also considerable persuasion power in inquiry and listening.