Quotes About Attentiveness

child, he had learned the gift of watchful silence.

Occasionally one comes across parents who take the opposite line, who show no interest at all in their children, and these of course are far worse than the doting ones.

Pike noticed details. The Marines had trained him to maintain situational awareness

You are the devil to talk to, Rachel, he said curtly. Will you shut up and listen?

Kjære mand, jeg tar hende i armene og løfter hende. Det er bare et tiltak. Men det forstår sig, jeg må fare åt som folk med en sån damesperson og sætte hende pent ned igjen. Heller ikke må jeg snakke fysisk eller te mig svinagtig i hendes nærværelse.

The care and feeding of my fey.

One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

One should never listen. To listen is a sign of indifference to one's hearers.

One should perform even an insignificant task with respect.

"You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen - not just money, but respect.

Have respect for every person and every issue directed at you. Do not dismiss any encounter as insignificant.

Einen wachen Geist haben, sich nicht betäuben!

Birinin sizi dikkatle izlemesi, sizi en ufak hatay? yapmaktan, en ufak yanl?? ad?m? atmaktan kibarca korumas? ho?tur.

WHAT MAKES A GOOD LISTENER? 1. Not interrupting. 2. Showing that you empathize: not criticizing, arguing, or patronizing. 3. Establishing a physical sense of closeness without invading personal space. 4. Observing body language and letting yours show you are not distracted but attentive. 5. Offering your own self-disclosures, but not too many, or too soon. 6. Understanding the context of the other person's life. 7. Listening from all four levels: body, mind, heart, and soul.

There is no mystery about successful business.... Exclusive attention to the person who is speaking to you.

Consumers will tell you important stuff that you need to know if you shut up and listen.

The third formers drank all this in avidly, casting sidelong glances at Esme to see how she was taking this.

Caretake this moment. Immerse yourself in its particulars. Respond to this person, this challenge, this deed. Quit evasions. Stop giving yourself needless trouble. It is time to really live; to fully inhabit the situation you happen to be in now.

At school I was careful not to look like I watched everything, but I did.

And remember that friendship between a woman and a man is something much more precious and rare than love: love is actually something quite gross and even clumsy compared to friendship. Friendship includes a measure of sensitivity, attentiveness, generosity, and a finely tuned sense of moderation.

We love the attentiveness of powerful people, because it's such a pleasant, gratifying surprise, but Eleanor was not a grand light shining briefly on the lucky little people. She reached for the soul of everyone who spoke to her, every day. She bowed her head toward yours, as if there was nothing but the time and necessary space for two people to briefly love each other.

You have to be as fully prepared for the dull game as you are for the great game, or else you won't be prepared for the great one.

'Presence of God' is really that understanding that sometimes when you step out of your own shoes and just open your ears and listen to what's going on around you, you get answers to the questions you were asking.

Presence is in the eye and ear and gut of the beholder. When you are totally present in a conversation or in a meeting, others around you perceive you as totally focused on the matter at hand and on being of value to them.