Quotes About Listening

Little pitchers have wide ears.

Went in at the one ear and out at the other.

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less.

One of the most valuable things we can do to heal one another is listen to each other's stories.

Really listening and suspending one's own judgment is necessary in order to understand other people on their own terms. As we have noted, this is a process that requires trust and builds trust.

Listen long enough and the person will generally come up with an adequate solution.

Connected knowers do not measure other people's words by some impersonal standard. Their purpose is not to judge but to understand.

There is no greater loan than a sympathetic ear.

When one's own problems are unsolvable and all best efforts are frustrated, it is lifesaving to listen to other people's problems.

A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it.

People will feel safer around you and speak truthfully to you when they feel you are listening intently to them.

Damian Lewis is a consummate professional. He is kind. He's compassionate. He's able to engage in real conversation when we're not rolling, and then, the minute we're rolling, he's totally present and reacting truthfully in the moment and listening.

Listen closely as those around you speak; great truths are revealed in jest.

Sometimes I think that people are not prepared to listen and discuss truths.

The one thing you shouldn't do is try to tell a cab driver how to get somewhere.

You're not supposed to stop and listen and spy on people practicing. It's supposed to be a private thing. But it's when you come face-to-face with yourself and you look for your flaws and you try to fix them yourself, it's a really intimidating process. It can be very discouraging.

I remember those moments in my life when the tape came out on that Tuesday, and I went to Sam Goody to cop it. And sitting and listening to it. In awe of the music I was listening to, but also imagining this music at the hip-hop clubs and with the homies in the car.

It's all about knowing when to listen to that conversation and - without sounding really hokey - when to tune it out and follow your heart.

According to my parents, I've always liked to tune into the conversations of others. But rather than hope for a snippet of salacious gossip, it has always been the words themselves that I wanted to understand.

All my musical foundations go back to the age of 3. My family tell me that I used to listen to the old crystal set, then go to the piano and pick out the tune that I just heard.

Sound is the first thing that we tune into.

Certain people can keep a word tune, so to speak, and certain people cannot. And, above all, certain people can tell a story, and other people can't. They don't hear that point where something else has to come.

I prefer to be in tune with my surroundings and to be aware of things. I like listening to my foot strike and my breathing. It can be quite soothing.