Quotes About Listening

consider me your friend, and if you need help, advice, or simply to pour out your soul to somebody - not now, but when your soul is clear - remember me.

The Diplomat sits in silence, watching the world with his ears.

Fiatal létemre úgy véltem, minden dallamnak ismétlÅ'désesnek kell lennie – mivel rövid zenei tapasztalatom még csak arra szoktatta hallásomat, hogy ezt várja.

Friend, when you speak this carefully I know it is because you don't know what to say.

One voice can enter ten ears, but ten voices cannot enter one ear.

Generally, men told stories to boast, but women were different. They wanted to look at their words in the air and extract the meaning, and if you shut up and listened, they'd tell you very interesting things indeed.

Compassion was a kind of magic; listening was at least half the task.

She can't remember the last time she spoke to a man who was listening.

Duke Ercole's condition deteriorated and he lay listening to the gentle music on his favorite clavichord. Sinking slowly, with the family gathered about his bed, Ercole beat time to the music with his hand.

Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.

Many marriages would be saved if we would only listen with the same passion that we feel about wanting to be heard.

Nothing you say can ensure that the other person will get it, or respond the way you want. You may never exceed his threshold of deafness.

Sometimes the most helpful thing you can do is to stop trying to be helpful.

Whole-hearted listening is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to the other person.

There are times when silence has the loudest voice.

Are you a good listener? Do you ask questions that help the other person become a better communicator? Do people feel comfortable around you, or do you dominate conversations?

Empathy requires us to step outside of our own agendas long enough to develop an understanding of the other person's perspective. It can be rightly stated that no relationship will be whole without ongoing displays of empathy.

The first duty of love is to listen. Paul Tillich

The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said. Peter F. Drucker

Then why on earth had she never told anyone about these things? Matthews asked. Linda didn't miss a beat. "Because no one ever asked," she said. "You're the first that ever did.

Ever notice how amused people are when you point out one of their mannerisms or a funny quirk about them? They start laughing and getting happy because they're thinking, "People notice me! I'm relevent!" It's OK to have these instincts, but you have to suppress them a bit. There are 6 billion people here, so it's not all about you. You need to let other people talk for a while and pay attention to their world for a sec.

It's OK to have these instincts, but you have to suppress them a bit. There are 6 billion people here, so it's not all about you. You need to let other people talk for a while and pay attention to their world for a sec.

The gospel is not outward rituals and sacrifices, it is a living sacrifice. It is to have the laws of God written in our heart. It is to have a soft, listening, responding heart to God.

Prayer is not first and foremost talking to God, it's first and foremost listening to God.