FAMOUS QUOTES ABOUT LISTENING TO OTHERS

“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

“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.” – Bryant H. McGill

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” – Stephen R. Covey

“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 A. Menninger

“To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.” – John Marshall

“Listening is an attitude of the heart, a genuine desire to be with another which both attracts and heals.” – L.J. Isham

“The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success.” – James Cash Penney

“The first duty of love is to listen.” – Paul Tillich

“Listening is a very active awareness of the coming together of at least two lives.” – Mary Catherine Bateson

“One of the most valuable skills we can have as human beings is the ability to truly listen to others.” – Fred Rogers

“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” – Epictetus

“Listening is often the only thing needed to help someone.” – Anonymous SLEEPING WITH SIRENS QUOTES ABOUT FRIENDS

“Listening is an art that requires attention over talent, spirit over ego, others over self.” – Dean Jackson

“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“Listening is the key to understanding and empathy. It is the bridge that connects hearts and minds.” – Anonymous

“Being a good listener is not just about hearing what someone says, but also understanding their silence, their actions, and their unspoken words.” – Anonymous

“Listening is the vehicle by which understanding, empathy, and compassion can flow into our lives.” – Bell Hooks

“To listen is to be present, truly present, to another person. It is a gift we can give each other.” – Oren Jay Sofer

“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” – Peter Drucker

“Listening is an act of love; it is inheriting the sorrow and joy of another person.” – Henri Nouwen

“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward.” – M. Jung

“Listening is not simply hearing the words that are spoken, it is also understanding the emotions behind those words.” – Anonymous

“When you listen with empathy to another person, you give that person psychological air.” – Stephen R. Covey