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Quotes About Listening

When he said they needed to humble themselves and listen to God's commands and obey them, he was not posturing. He wanted to impart this vision of God and was saying that one must utterly trust God now and must know that hearing him is indeed all that matters.
~ Eric Metaxas
At some point every person must hear from God, must know what God was calling him to do, apart from others.
~ Eric Metaxas
May God make his Word find a hearing in all the world.
~ Eric Metaxas
What products do customers really want? How will our business grow? Who is our customer? Which customers should we listen to and which should we ignore? These are the questions that need answering as quickly as possible to maximize a startup's chances of success. That is what creates value for a startup.
~ Eric Ries
My old granny always said, you have two ears and one mouth because you're listen twice as much as you talk.
~ Eric Walters
she really could hear, like Edmund says
~ Erica James
Someone who's responsive to feedback would listen without interrupting, blaming, or accusing; ask questions for clarity; engage in discussions about next steps; and make efforts to change the behavior.
~ Erika Andersen
good summary: to hire people who are a good fit for your vision, your organization, and the job itself; to listen to them, challenge your limiting assumptions about them, and deal with them as individuals; to create clear agreements with them, provide balanced behavioral feedback, and delegate appropriately and well; to coach them to develop in areas where they have potential and interest.
~ Erika Andersen
You will find friends in unexpected places. Listen to what midnight tells you.
~ Erin Hunter
You will find friends in unexpected places. Listen to what midnight tells you." "The lake will run red with the blood of brothers!
~ Erin Hunter
Why couldn't he talk to her instead of trying to make her feel small?
~ Erin Hunter
I was tired of listening to your belly growling," Squirrelflight mewed, her tail curling up in amusement. "I reckon they could hear it back in ThunderClan.
~ Erin Hunter
She'll listen when she's ready to hear
~ Erin Hunter
You listen to your belly when it's hungry and your throat when it's thirsty. Why not be guided by your heart when it speaks to you?
~ Erin Hunter
Of course, I mean it. I don't talk for the pleasure of hearing my own voice, unlike some cats. - Yellowfang
~ Erin Hunter
Oh, Rock! Please! I need to know!" The wind blew Jayfeather's pleas back into his face. But he knew Rock heard him, could reply if he wanted.
~ Erin Hunter
I will listen to a beautiful person much more quickly than a plain person, and I have to learn to be nice to people who are not attractive looking.
~ Beatrice Wood
God talks to those who are humble enough to listen to wise advice, willing to relinquish their plans for His, able to wait and not move ahead of Him impulsively.
~ Becky Tirabassi
It is no longer a question of a Christian going about to convert others to the faith, but of each one being ready to listen to the other and so to grow together in mutual understanding.
~ Bede Griffiths
We're surrounded by a world that talks, but we don't listen. We're part of a community engaged in a vast conversation, but we deny our role in it. We haven't the courage to acknowledge our deep need for what we can't explain. The soul feeds on what takes us to the edge, but we don't go there willingly. Our longing is an echo of the Earth's.
~ Belden C. Lane
I shoulder my pack and hit the trail, realizing I'm being called to a memory deeper than my own, to a language my body has known all along. The desert speaks- out of lifetimes of patience and pain-with a subtle but insistent voice. My role in the Great Conversation isn't finally to understand, only to listen and love.
~ Belden C. Lane
Lots of people don't think little kids understand what adults are thinking or doing, Sometimes they - the adults, I mean - behave as if children are deaf and can't hear what's being said right in front of them. But none of that is true: they do understand, and even if they don't know what the words mean, they can feel the emotions behind the words.
~ Belinda Hollyer
He'd obviously wanted to tell someone about it for a long time and I was a convenient ear. I get that a lot. Stephanopoulos calls it my secret weapon. "It's that vacant expression," she said, "people just want to fill the empty void".
~ Ben Aaronovitch
A negative result is almost as good as a positive one,' said Seawoll. 'Isn't that so, Peter?' I hate it when people listen to what I say in an inappropriate fashion.
~ Ben Aaronovitch