Listening Quotes

Thought before word. Never word before thought.

~ Suzy Kassem

...M. Danglars, who had listened to all this preamble with imperturbable coolness, but without understanding a word, engaged as he was, like every man burdened with thoughts of the past, in seeking the thread of his own ideas in those of the speaker.

~ Alexandre Dumas

Since a leader cannot rise above his thinking, he must assault his limiting beliefs daily thru reading, listening & associating.

~ Orrin Woodward

We stay the same as we've always been, keeping to the path we've walked our whole lives. Paths that carry so much importance and perceived stability that we are utterly convinced it is the only one to walk – that anyone not walking it with us is being misled.

~ A.j. Darkholme

There is no greater path than the act of listening.

~ Bryant Mcgill

There is no greater path than the act of listening, because the observer who listens can begin to see themselves as a part of one expression of purpose and beingness.

~ Bryant Mcgill

Truth speaks for itself if we’d just let it speak.

~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

Effective, true deep listening and honest dialogue is a gift a soul can choose to give. How easy or difficult that can be depends on the values you hold in your life.

~ Angelica Hopes

Bushes may not be eloquent explaining emotion, but George HW Bush's mother knew enough to be in position with her children were ready to talk. She waited up not just to ensure safety but to make the most of the moment of excited emotions. The next morning, they would congeal into polite, one-word answers.

~ H.w. Brands

As a father, we need to actively listen.

~ Asa Don Brown

The Tone is the Message.

~ Kevin T. Mccarney

I had been running as fast as I could for all of my adult life. A person can’t listen effectively while running. A running mother is not able to pick up clues. She is not able to let go of her own agenda long enough to stop and listen.

~ Irene Tomkinson

It is silent, an anagram for listen. That is what I do. Listen while she remains silent.

~ Eric Jerome Dickey

Your silence creates a vacuum for others to fill The key is to stay present and keep listening. The silence of holding steady is different from the silence of holding back.

~ Ronald A. Heifetz

One of the greatest skills any leader can master is becoming comfortable with silence.

~ David Grossman

From listening and silence can be learn a lot of, but these skills to be learn that's the hard and complicated work...

~ Deyth Banger

Silence is not the absence of something but the presence of everything . . . It is the presence of time, undisturbed. It can be felt within the chest. Silence nurtures our nature, our human nature, and lets us know who we are. Left with a more receptive mind and a more attuned ear, we become better listeners not only to nature but to each other. Silence can be carried like embers from a fire. Silence can be found, and silence can find you. Silence can be lost and also recovered. But silence cannot be imagined, although most people think so. To experience the soul-swelling wonder of silence, you must hear it.

~ Gordon Hempton

Silent is an anagram of listen.

~ Johnny Rich

... listening to the silence together. If there’s any. I truly believe not so. I have never heard a silence. Have you? The world is filled with unspoken words. And that’s something different isn’t it.

~ Anna Jae

It was hard to listen to her all the time without getting to say anything back

~ Stephen Chbosky

Chester's playing filled the station. Like ripples around a stone dropped into still water, the circles of silence spread out from the newsstand. And as people listened, a change came over their faces. Eyes that looked worried grew soft and peaceful; tongues left off chattering; and ears full of the city's rustling were rested by the cricket's melody.

~ George Selden

There you go again, declaring the exact inverse of your experience. You human pups are so full of the things you're sure of. Sit down and listen for a change.

~ J. Aleksandr Wootton

the unexpected action of deep listening can create a space of transformation capable of shattering complacency and despair.

~ Terry Tempest Williams

When we want to talk, we can instead listen, and let our attentiveness to another's need to speak be our silent statement.

~ Bryant Mcgill

God's Word makes it very clear that the state of our hearts determines the quality of our listening ears.

~ Wendy Blight

Open your mind and let the universe speak to you

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

Your subconscious mind is always listening to and believing in everything you repeatedly say about yourself. So try not to become your own enemy of progress.

~ Hafiz

It's very important to know when to stop explaining yourself, because not everyone with ears listens with them.

~ Hafiz

You’re going to listen to me, and for once you’re going to hear what I say and not read between lines that aren’t there.

~ Genna Rulon

The sort of people that we become is, in large part, determined by the voices that we choose to listen to. Truly, we do not have a choice of listening versus not listening. We all obey certain voices, and thus the question is not “Will I listen?” but “Which voices will I listen to?” But it is not only a matter of choosing to listen to good voices over bad ones. If only it were as simple as the proverbial whispering angel and devil on our shoulders. It is also a matter of whether we will choose to listen to different voices, voices that don’t sound the same as our own. Will we listen to the voices of different cultures, ethnicities, backgrounds and beliefs? Will we listen to the voices that unsettle us and might make us feel anxious or guilty? If we choose to listen only to voices that echo our own, we will be limited in our growth and stunted in our spirituality. Choosing to tune in to only one or two stations may be comfortable, but it is not transformative. The voices we want to hear are not always the same as the voices we need to hear.

~ Adam Mchugh

Cooperation is a higher moral principle than competition.

~ Bryant Mcgill

Always choose to trust yourself and your ability to listen.

~ Bryant Mcgill

If you are a good leader, you are a good listener.

~ Miggy Villas

Always be respectful and open-minded when listening to another man's beliefs. What you reject today could be your mantra tomorrow. Man's evolution is all about transformations. An unexpected experience you have one day can change you forever.

~ Suzy Kassem

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

Have you ever noticed how the most intriguing individual in the room seems content to listen sooner than speak?

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The subtle whispers, cues and nudges are there as guideposts, to gently carry the humble listener along the path back to the source and the true self.

~ Bryant Mcgill

Fresh from the rarefied environments of Harvard, the author says he purposefully took journalism jobs in small southern towns so that he could learn the art of conversation with ordinary people. Is this gift for listening and for conversation, it seems, that allowed him to produce textured historical narratives of grand impact.

~ David Halberstam

When you tell your story, and I listen, we both gain.

~ Brent M. Jones

To walk quietly until the miracle in everything speaks is poetry, whether we write it down or not.

~ Mark Nepo