Friends are those rare people who ask how we are, and then wait to hear the answer. – Ed Cunningham
The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.– Ralph G. Nichols
Being heard
is so close to being loved
that for the average person,
they are almost indistinguishable.
– David Augsburger
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. – Winston Churchill
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. – Ernest Hemingway
The first duty of love is to listen. – Paul Tillich
Sometimes it’s not the strength but gentleness that cracks the hardest shells. – Richard Paul Evans
The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard. – William Hazlitt
The humble listen to their brothers and sisters because they assume they have something to learn. They are open to correction, and they become wiser through it. – Thomas Dubay
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence. -Robert Frost
When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes. – Victor Hugo
You have to listen to the people who have a negative opinion as well as those who have positive opinion. Just to make sure that you are blending all these opinions in your mind before a decision is made. – Carlos Ghosn
A friend asks, “Tell me one word which is significant in any kinds of relationship.” Another friend says, “LISTEN!” – Santosh Kalwar
We shall listen, not lecture; learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and showing respect for them. – Theodore C. Sorensen
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. – Stephen R. Covey
There’s a lot of difference between listening and hearing. – G.K. Chesterton
Listen once in a while. It’s amazing what you can hear. – Russell Baker
Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don’t have to do anything else. We don’t have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen. – Margaret J. Wheatley
I love meeting new people; I think everyone has a story to tell. We should all listen sometimes. -Kim Smith
It takes a great man to be a good listener. – Calvin Coolidge
Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking. – Bernard M. Baruch
The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t being said. The art of reading between the lines is a life long quest of the wise. – Shannon L. Alder
Defensiveness is usually someone silently screaming that they need you to value and respect them in disguise. When you look for deeper meanings behind someone’s pain you can then begin to heal not only yourself, but others. – Shannon L. Alder
An argument in apologetics, when actually used in dialogue, is an extension of the arguer. The arguer’s tone, sincerity, care, concern, listening, and respect matter as much as his or her logic – probably more. The world was won for Christ not by arguments but by sanctity: “What you are speaks so loud, I can hardly hear what you say.” – Peter Kreeft
When we fear what other people think about us, we are frequently more focused on ‘being interesting’ and less focused on ‘taking an interest.’ That’s why many people talk a great deal when they are anxious and why many people never feel heard. If both people and conversation are trying to be interesting, there is no one left to genuinely listen. – John Yokoyama
The word ‘listen’ contains the same letters as the word ‘silent’. – Alfred Brendel
I care about who you are, who you have been, who you want to be. I open myself to you to listen and learn about you. I cherish you, not just my fantasy of who you are, not just who I need you to be, but who you really are… – Betty Berzon
