Quotes About Listening

Cutting is not attention seeking. It's not manipulation. It's a coping mechanism—a punitive, unpleasant, potentially dangerous one—but it works. It helps me cope with strong emotions that I don't know how to deal with. Don't tell me I'm sick, don't tell me to stop. Don't try to make me feel guilty, that how I feel already. Listen to me, support me, help me.

To get the best results you must talk to your vegetables.

Dog's listen, or appear to listen. I think they hear blah, blah, blah, FOOD, blah, blah, blah. They appear to be listening to you.

The freedom of speech of private individuals includes the right to not agree, not to listen, and not to finance one's own antagonists.

A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.

While the right to talk may be the beginning of freedom, the necessity of listening is what makes that right important.

When there is freedom of speech, I've found that the majority of people really have nothing to say.

After all, if freedom of speech means anything, it means a willingness to stand and let people say things with which we disagree, and which do weary us considerably.

Evolution of democracy is not possible if we are not prepared to hear the other side.

Friends are the best to turn to when you're having a rough day.

Friendship requires great communication.

A true friend is someone who never gets tired listening to your pointless drama over and over again.

Best friends listen to what you don't say.

A skilled listener can help people tap into their own wisdom.

There is no better friendship booster than the ability to listen. The ability to show genuine interest in others is an admirable quality of a true friend.

The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear.

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.

Nicole was always there with her door open, her arms open, her ears open - just what you need.

Think twice before you speak to a friend in need

As a friend, you first give your understanding, then you try to understand.

And Isi always listened, never told Enna she had been foolish, never said hollow things like 'You'll be all right.' . . . Isi saw Enna's struggle and her sadness, and she understood.

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

A friend is one who withholds judgment no matter how long you have his unanswered letter.

By listening, by caring, by playing you back to yourself, friends ratify your better instincts and endorse your unique worth. Friends validate you.