Quotes About Listening

heard Jesus speak.

Solidarity is identifying with one another without feeling like you have to agree on every issue. It's unity, not uniformity. It's listening without rushing in to fix the problem. It's going deeper than typical ways of talking and sharing—going down to the place where souls meet and love comes, where separateness drops away and you know these women because you are these women.

How long, I thought, has it been since she was listened to, much less understood?

The need to share what we experience, to be listened to, to have what is going on inside us matter to the person we are married to, to engage in a two-way dialogue, is the cry of one soul yearning to meet another."5

It seemed like an original act, the very kindest act of being human, that he listened.

His head was on one side, listening to me, and that was such sweeness to me, that he listened intently. No one, it seemed, has ever listened like he does.

see the sun and moon is no sign of sharp sight; to hear the noise of thunder is no sign of a quick ear.

To see the sun and moon is no sign of sharp sight; to hear the noise of thunder is no sign of a quick ear.

never think God doesn't listen when you tell Him what you want.

In your distress you're making so much noise that you wouldn't hear a communication from God even if He were transformed into an anthropomorphic deity who could thunder instructions to you in impeccable BBC English. The way forward at this moment, I assure you, is not to thrash around making a noise. What you have to do is to listen—to listen to the silence and be calm.

Once the client is seated, if she starts talking, let her. And pay very close attention. Often, the first things the client tells you are the most significant. If

The next question is: How will you remember what the client tells you? There are many schools of thought:

Robert was a typical guy. He had trouble simply listening and mostly wanted to fix the problem.

Darrelyn had told her to simply observe her children. To listen without judgment. That was her homework for this week. To take her medication, to count to ten before allowing herself to wash her hands and to listen.

I don't think God is ever done speaking into our lives. Even when we don't want to hear it. Even when our hearts are cold.

We resent being talked to. We'd rather be talked with.

We resent being talked to. We'd rather be talked with. So will all of the experts and the terminally self-absorbed please leave the room and close the door behind you? Thanks.

I shared what I feel is the right way to go, the right course of action, and I suspect some of you may see it differently. If you do, I'd like to hear it. I know that my enthusiasm may make it hard to challenge me, but my job is to make the best possible decisions for the organization, not to persuade you of my viewpoint. So please speak up." This is an unusual and highly appealing way to begin a meeting. At

The experience of being understood, versus interpreted, is so compelling you can charge admission.

How can I describe my life to you? I think a lot, listen to music. I'm fond of flowers

No one is a devil if fully heard.

Only the truly faithful believed someone was actually there on the other end, listening.

You still have a therapist. Always. And as you can probably tell, I like talking. Dr. Schneider's like a friend who charges by the hour. I'd be your friend for free.

Often, the most important part of a conversation was the waiting.