| Author |
Quotes |
| A A Milne | If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear. |
| Alexander Crummell | It is only by closing the ears of the soul, or by listening too intently to the clamors of the sense, that we become oblivious of their utterances. |
| D J Kaufman | Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening ... when you'd have preferred to talk. -D.J. Kaufman. |
| Diogenes | We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less. |
| Donald Rumsfeld | Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment. |
| Dr Joyce Brothers | Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. -Dr Joyce Brothers. |
| E Brian | The ear is something we cannot close at will, and we are the poorer for it. |
| Edgar Watson Howe | No man would listen to you talk if he did not know that it was his turn next. |
| Edward H Richards | The wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard: Why can't we all be like that bird? -Edward H. Richards. |
| Epictetus | Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak. |
| Ernest Hemingway | I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. |
| Ernest J Gaines | I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have by reading novels. |
| Fran Lebowitz | The opposite of talking is not listening. The opposite of talking is waiting. -Fran Lebowitz. |
| Frank Tyger | Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble. |
| Italian Proverb | From listening comes wisdom, and from speaking repentance. |
| J Isham | Listening is an attitude of the heart, a genuine desire to be with another which both attracts and heals. -J. Isham. |
| Jack Nichols | Every person I work with knows something better than me. My job is to listen long enough to find it and use it. |
| James Nathan Miller | There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the breath of life for a conversation. -James Nathan Miller. |
| Josh Billings | The best time to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust. -Josh Billings. |
| Katharine Whitehorn | A good listener is not someone with nothing to say A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat |
| - Page 1 - 2 - 3 - Next |