Quotes About Listening

You never learn anything if you're the one talking

To sum up, singing or praying the psalms is a performative, typically a commissive, act: saying these solemn words to God alters one's relationship in a way that mere listening does not. This

My younger passions are still listening as I age.

BORE, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.

Some stand on tiptoe trying to talk to God — but you try too hard, friend — drop to your knees and listen; he'll hear you better that way.

We strive to be God's worthy audience.

What is told in the ear of a man is often heard a hundred miles away.

...the ear of the heart hears bluebirds...

COMMUNICATING IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGES IN ANY BUSINESS, BECAUSE PEOPLE HEAR WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR.

Always, he whispered. The gods do not always answer, but they are always listening.

Talk is healing. It's the unexamined wound that festers.

Never follow a story with a question, Maisie, not immediately. And remember to acknowledge the storyteller, for in some way even the messenger is affected by the story he brings.

Listen and attend to the ear of your heart, Maisie. Before you leave, let us pray together.

when she was the silent observer as he listened to a story, gently prodding with a question, a comment, a sigh, or a smile, "The story takes up space as a knot in a piece of wood. If the knot is removed, a hole remains. We must ask ourselves, how will this hole that we have opened be filled? The hole, Maisie, is our responsibility.

ELLE NE PARLE PAS L'INNOMMÉE OR TU L'ENTENDS MIEUX QUE MOI AVANT MOI EN CE MOMENT MÊME

le plus ancien encore à venir ~ elle ne parle pas l'innommée or tu l'entends mieux que moi avant moi en ce moment même

When the groundwork is done, when we ask for help, when we surround ourselves with those who will respect our time to speak up and hear what we need to share, we are let in on a huge and powerful secret: we reach God much more easily through other people's ears.

SILENCE Don't be afraid to go silent. Mirror and then have the confidence to go silent. Nobody wants the negotiation to end. They will keep talking and give you more information.

Never underestimate the power of a long, protracted silence." Out

Ultimately, the best speakers are the ones who have put 10,000 hours into listening.

The key: always assume you are the least intelligent person in the room. Always. Do this in every room, at every dinner, in every situation.

People will not remember what you said, they will remember how you made them feel, if you consciously cultivate humility and learn from everyone you meet, they will remember you.

people perceive you as stupid when you do this. Just keep quiet when someone is talking.

when they're done speaking, wait for two seconds before responding.