Quotes About Listening

When we make condescending judgments, or proclaim lofty words that don't translate into action, or simply speak without first listening, we fail to love — ?and thus deter a thirsty world from Living Water. The good news about God's grace goes unheard.

Who helped you most? Most often they (suffering people) answer by describing a quiet, unassuming person. Someone who was there whenever needed, who listened more than talked, who didn't keep glancing down at a watch, who hugged and touched, and cried. In short, someone who was available, and came on the sufferer's terms and not their own.

the same answer from suffering people: it matters little what we say — our concern and availability matter far more.

the same answer from suffering people: it matters little what we say — our concern and availability matter far more. If we can offer a listening ear, that may be the most appreciated gift of all.

I don't think your God has ever advised you otherwise. You hear only what you want. He only ever commands your preferences.

God speaks to us individually, each and every one of us, that we need neither pope nor priest, nor bleeding statue, to find our way to faith. God is calling and we only have to listen. There are no clever tricks to forgiveness. There is only one way and there is only one Bible, and a woman can study it as well as a man.

They just won't listen," and

He slowly unfolded it, cleared his throat, scratched his head, and said, "Would you rather go to the dentist or throw up?" Good grief , thought Caroline, as the minutes ticked by. How was he supposed to be her for a day if he didn't ask any better questions than that?

May not 'the wolf,' as the proverb says, 'claim a hearing'?

Nay, Socrates, said Glaucon, the measure of listening to such discussions is the whole of life for reasonable men. The Republic, 450c.

Cuando se trata de los negocios que corresponden puramente a la política, como la política versa siempre sobre la justicia y la templanza, entonces escuchan a todo el mundo y con razón, porque todos están obligados a tener estas virtudes, pues que de otra manera no hay sociedad.

I think when a reader reads a whole book - which takes six to ten hours - that's kind of a gift to the author. The gift of close, undivided attention. To who else do we listen so closely for eight straight hours? And when readers give that gift to me, I'm grateful for it.

demasiado joven, que te obsesiona con sus peticiones de ayuda, o con su simple «estar», que ya en sí es una súplica, es una constante de la vida en el Lager. La necesidad de solidaridad, de una voz humana, de un consejo, incluso sólo de alguien que escuchase, era permanente y universal, pero se satisfacía raramente.

We deceive ourselves if we claim to want to hear His voice but neglect the primary channel through which it comes. We must read His Word. We must obey it. We must live it, which means rereading it throughout our lives. —Elisabeth Elliot

Our every thought stems from the thoughts of others. Our every word is but a repetition of words spoken before. Every time we listen, we allow the movements of another soul to carry our own.

Tap-tap-tap is better than thump-thumpthump, Ivy said.

Take her home. And- Say nothing- yes, yes, I heard you the first seven hundred times, Myrnin said, much too sharply. I'm ancient. I'm not deaf.

I am listening and I am listening because what I'm playing isn't something I'm thinking about, it's something I'm feeling all over.

Do you hear the argument the other side makes?

At times she could barely speak in response to the rabbi's questions. Other times she could hardly find enough breath for all the words she needed to utter, though the rabbi listened with great patience. On those days the new thoughts so brimmed in her that she felt the white plaster ceiling and the timbers and the brickwork walls couldn't contain her—should she raise her head to speak once more, she'd shake the house down.

The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention…. A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words.

From a good teacher you may learn the secret of listening. You will never learn the secret of life. You will have to listen for yourself

Anyone can listen to an exciting story; but a good listener is like a determined gold prospector patiently digging through the mud to find a little nugget of the prized metal.

Talking about a problem sometimes makes it worse.