The best way to persuade people is with your ears – by listening to them.
–Dean Rusk (1909 โ 1994)
Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.
–Alan Alda (b. 1936)
Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn.
–Alice Miller (1923 โ 2010)
Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.
–Karl Menninger (1893 โ 1990)
At the end of the day, stories connect us, not politics. And there’s so many stories out there waiting to be told. It’s just a matter of who’s out there listening.
-Jose Antonio Vargas (b. 1981)
Part of being successful is about asking questions and listening to the answers.
–Anne Burrell (b. 1969)
Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn’t listening.
–Emma Thompson (b. 1959)
We can change the world if we change ourselves. We just need to get hold of the old patterns of thinking and dealing with things and start listening to our inner voices and trusting our own superpowers.
–Nina Hagen (b. 1955)
There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.
–Simon Sinek (b. 1973)
I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening.
–Larry King (1933 โ 2021)
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The more that can be said about listening is actually less.
I do believe listening is more powerful than talking. It forms a secure connection. ๐
โจ๐๐ปโจ Terveen โจ๐๐ปโจ
This are brilliant… I ought to print them all the better to remember them and attempt to practice them… thanks for compiling and sharing, David. ๐๐
๐งก Lia ๐งก
True listeners are like treasure! Thanks for highlighting these great quotes.
๐ Joanne ๐
some really awesome quotes here, and the cause of most issues is not really hearing what the other is saying … really being heard makes us feel supported and worthy, a skill I need to foster!
โค Kate โค – indeed!
Great quotes! Thank you for sharing them. ๐
I’m so glad you enjoyed the, Anne Marie ๐
All best,
David
Absolutely. Listening and mirroring!
โค Monika โค – yep!
Great quotes David! ๐๐ปโค Listening is the key.
๐ค๐ Filipa ๐๐ค
“The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.” Zeno of Citium
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David, I always enjoy your quote posts. Of course, I love the quote by Jose Antonio Vargas, about stories. ๐
๐โค๏ธ Michele โค๏ธ๐
Communication is difficult for me. I know part of it involves learning to pay closer attention. Which means not only better looking but better listening. Of course knowing what to do and doing it are not the same thing. (K)
I had the opposite problem, which I’ve learned to rein in… Listening so we’ll that people grew overly attached to me…
The happy medium…always elusive.
yup.
Great quotes about listening.
๐๐ค Molly ๐ค๐
Reblogged this on Solitary 4 Tomorrow and commented:
another enjoyable collection from the skeptic…
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