Quotes About Listening

Die Menschen sind gutgläubig, sie erwarten keinen Betrug. Wer hört schon einem anderen zu, wer konzentriert sich aufs Gerede des Nächsten, alle sind doch mit den Gedanken anderswo.

They teach children that all opinions are equally valid. But this is simply not true. When you work for someone, be they an employer or customer, your view is not as valid or important as theirs. Period. If your view is as valid as your bosses, why should you listen to them?

One learns a lot if others assume you are deaf to their tongue.

Si guardano. Alcuni, non si sa mai, si piazzano davanti un foglio e mettono le bic in posizione di attacco. No, no, e inutile prendere appunti. Cercate solo di ascoltare. - Si pone allora il problema dell'atteggiamento. Che cosa ne è di un corpo in un'aula scolastica, se non ha più l'alibi della penna a sfera e del foglio bianco?

Aprecio seu interesse pelo meu bem-estar no trabalho. Mas, agora, preciso de você como ouvinte. Você gostaria de me escutar por alguns minutos? Depois, eu adoraria receber suas orientações para lidar com essa situação.

We are all wedded to our stories. It doesn't mean we are each hermetically sealed in our own little worlds, impervious to the influence of others. It does mean the only way to avoid such isolation is to listen, compassionately, to the stories of others.

A wise old owl lived in an oak, The more he saw the less he spoke, The less he spoke, the more he heard, Why aren't we all like that old bird?

Beautiful music plays, but not everyone with ears can hear it.

Even a stone would talk if you broke its teeth.

Speech is oft repented, silence never

To the good listener, half a word is enough.

I apologize. I feel I've let you down somehow with my tales of reasonable and efficient travel. I'm sure if I'd been Bill Bryson my taxi driver would have told me a funny story, or something. I'm afraid mine simply listened to the BBC London and was outraged by everything the presenter was saying. He did spit when he talked, though, if that's any use to you.

Hello?' said the taxi driver, and I realized that it's all very well having an internal monologue, but it does tend to leave the other person a bit stranded, conversationally.

The turning point for effective communication is actually hearing what is being said, rather than hearing what you want to hear instead.

Disappointments, a jaded outlook on life—right through to willful sin and pride—are all devastating to our spiritual life. Let's let the warning of the hardhearted remind us to stay open to anything and everything God has to say to us. We do this by staying in His Word, by welcoming His presence as we worship Him, by serving others, and by simply taking the time to listen as He speaks.

Mark "had neither heard the Lord, nor had he followed him

Don't say yes until I finish talking.

Talking is something you can't do judiciously unless you keep in practice.

Being Spirit led is simply hearing from God and obeying what he says. Sounds simple, right? It is, but it's also incredibly challenging.

Most of what I listen to now is mainstream jazz from 1935 right up to and including early bebop and cool jazz.

Govor nam je potreban koliko i vazduh koji udišemo, jer se govorom osloba?amo pritiska nerealizovanih misli, pri?a i re?enica. ?utanje može da ubije - i onoga koji ?uti, kao i onoga koji sluša.

We stand dead still and we listen to the night. The city drones. An owl hoots and a cat howls and a dog barks and a siren wails. We let the stars shine into us.

One must find rhythms others' ears don't hear.

Some people said a lot in quiet voices, some said nothing in loud ones.