Quotes About Listening

Los expertos de todo el mundo se acaban de dar cuenta de algo que cualquier niño podría haberles dicho: que una historia es más fácil de escuchar y mucho más fácil de recordar que una seca retahíla de hechos y propuestas».

Tuning in does not mean questioning our children about every little detail of their lives. Instead, tell an interesting story from your day; they might respond with a story of their own.

To hear, one must be silent.

To which Silence of course made no reply, letting him hear what he had said and feel its foolishness thoroughly.

A college lecture is a queer thing, for people not accustomed to it. The Professor isn't exactly dictating the lecture, and he isn't exactly talking, and the class are not exactly taking dictation and they're not exactly listening. It's a system they both have grown so used to that it's second nature.

Why do people let me speak to them so rudely? If they'd let me get away with less, I might think what I said mattered more.

Someone started taking notes, Steve said, 'You don't need to takes notes. If it's important, you'll remember it'.

I said nothing. I'm good at saying nothing. I don't like talking. I could go the rest of my life without saying another word, if I had to.

Leaders must be good listeners. It's rule number one, and it's the most powerful thing they can do to build trusted relationships.

Maybe we should come to our opinions by using wisdom, logic, evidence, so much of those things that we know we are right and can't be swayed. Then we should hope for an argument against us that makes us think, "I could be wrong", and be willing to listen

grief is not like clinical depression, schizophrenia, or anxiety, which can be diagnosed and treated. The grieving need someone to say "I see you, I hear you, I understand you are hurting and you can tell me more.

Keep good eye contact.

I always try to turn the spotlight on the other person." The longer you keep it shining away from you, the more interesting he or she finds you.

grow more by listening than talking.

It took him years to learn the value of silence, the power of carefully chosen words.

silence. Finally, he said, "So you and

The key to good eavesdropping is not getting caught.

It is terribly rude to tell people that their troubles are boring.

In love, as in life, one misheard word can be tremendously important. If you tell someone you love them, for instance, you must be absolutely certain that they have replied "I love you back" and not "I love your back" before you continue the conversation.

Someone feeling wronged is like someone feeling thirsty. Don't tell them they aren't. Sit with them and have a drink.

As I'm sure you know, there are two types of "What?" in the world. The first type simply means "Excuse me, I didn't hear you. Could you please repeat yourself?" The second type is a little trickier. It means something more along the lines of "Excuse me, I did hear you, but I can't believe that's really what you meant.

Don't talk, Snicket," Theodora said. "Fools talk while wise people listen, so listen up and I'll tell you how we will solve this case sensibly and properly.

When you have only know someone for a few hours it is difficult to now what they would like to hear.

In my opinion, children should be seen and not heard. I'm an adult, so it follows that I should be heard and not seen. That's why I work exclusively over the intercom.