Quotes about Listening

“One who cares is one who listens.”

“Listen. Don't explain or justify.”

“The first duty of love is to listen.”

“A person hears only what they understand.”

“No one every listened themselves out of a job.”

“The less you talk, the more you're listened to.”

“No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen.”

“We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting.”

“Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.”

“The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears it.”

“Listen to life, and you will hear the voice of life crying, Be!”

“Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.”

“The older I grow the more I listen to people who don't talk much.”

“It is a rare person who wants to hear want he doesn't want to hear.”

“I always had one ear offstage, listening for the call from the bookie.”

“When a woman is speaking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.”

“The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.”

“Learn to listen. Opportunity could be knocking at your door very softly.”

“Are you really listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?”

“Let others confide in you. It may not help you, but it surely will help them.”

“Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.”

“No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why.”

“The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.”

“Listening well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.”

“A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something.”

“Skillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis.”

“One of the most valuable things we can do to heal one another is listen to each other's stories.”

“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.”

“Only if we can restrain ourselves is good conversation possible. Good talk rises upon much discipline.”

“Give every man your ear, but few thy voice. Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. [Hamlet]”