Quotes by Listening To Others Much unhappiness comes from walking alone. When there are several, it's somewhat different. I must get into the habit of listening to others, for what the others say concerns me, too. Alfred Doblin listening-to-others habit different Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen. Ambrose Bierce listening-to-others effective-listening bores-you I love listening to other musicians and seeing what they do to gain their distinctive respective sounds and edge. Bill Frisell listening-to-others musician sound Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. When we really listen to people there is an alternating current, and this recharges us so that we never get tired of each other. We are constantly being re-created. Brenda Ueland listening-to-others tired people I never took sheet music seriously. I could do better myself just by listening to other people and using my own intuition. Brian May listening-to-others intuition people Attentive listening to others lets them know that you love them and builds trust, the foundation of a loving relationship. Brian Tracy loving-relationships listening-to-others foundation The greatest gift you can give another person is strength. Caroline Myss listening-to-others inspirational giving It's a rare person who wants to hear what he doesn't want to hear. Dick Cavett rare-person listening-to-others want Listening to other companies' customers is the best way to gain market share, while listening to the visionaries is the best way to create new markets. Esther Dyson listening-to-others visionaries way The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying. Francois de La Rochefoucauld listening-to-others agreement thinking It's always best not to be thinking a hell of a lot while you're acting, because you want it to be as spontaneous as possible, not too intellectual. Just behaving and listening to other people who you're doing scenes with. I always like the latter when it looks easy, even though it may not be. Gary Cole listening-to-others people thinking What you have been taught by listening to others' words you will forget very quickly; what you have learned with your whole body you will remember for the rest of your life. Gichin Funakoshi listening-to-others rest-of-your-life body Listening to others, especially those with whom we disagree, tests our own ideas and beliefs. It forces us to recognize, with humility, that we don't have a monopoly on the truth. Janet Yellen listening-to-others humility graduation There are two things that really move me: music and acting. And I'm not talking about my music or watching myself as an actor, but listening to other people's music and watching other actors. There are so many different songs that have moved me. It all depends upon the mood that I'm in at that moment. Janet Jackson listening-to-others song moving Tim Bee has demonstrated his toughness and his compassion, his ability to lead while at the same time listening to others. These are skills few people in public life have. We need Tim Bee working for us in Congress. Jim Kolbe listening-to-others skills compassion I brought something back from those experiences [with drugs] which made me softer, open to other ideas. And I've learned from listening to other people talk about their experiences, from listening to Bill Hicks or reading Terrence McKenna or Aldous Huxley and Timothy Leary. But there's always some dumb cop out there who says "We don't need another legal drug and there's psychological addiction and blah blah blah." Joe Rogan listening-to-others reading ideas Earn the right to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it. John C. Maxwell listening-to-others leadership inspirational Without credible communication, and a lot of it, the hearts and minds of others are never captured. John P. Kotter listening-to-others communication heart Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. Joyce Brothers listening-to-others memorable inspirational Since true listening involves a setting aside of the self, it also temporarily involves a total acceptance of the others. Sensing this acceptance, the speaker will feel less and less vulnerable, and more and more inclined to open up the inner recesses of his or her mind to the listener. As this happens, speaker and listener begin to appreciate each other more and more, and the dance of love is begun again. M. Scott Peck listening-to-others acceptance love-is 12»