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To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating. It is read more
To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating. It is small wonder that people who have been demanding all their lives to be heard so often fall speechless when confronted with one who gravely agrees to lend an ear. Man clamors for the freedom to express himself and for knowing that he counts. But once offered these conditions, he becomes frigthened. -Robert C. Murphy.
If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he read more
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. -A. A. Milne.
You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time. -M. Scott Peck.
You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time. -M. Scott Peck.
Accustomed to the veneer of noise, to the shibboleths of promotion, public relations, and market research, society is suspicious of read more
Accustomed to the veneer of noise, to the shibboleths of promotion, public relations, and market research, society is suspicious of those who value silence. Every person in this life has something to teach me - and as soon as I accept that, I open myself to truly listening. -John Lahr.
When you are arguing with a fool, make sure he isn't doing the same thing. -Unknown.
When you are arguing with a fool, make sure he isn't doing the same thing. -Unknown.
The opposite of talking is not listening. The opposite of talking is waiting. -Fran Lebowitz.
The opposite of talking is not listening. The opposite of talking is waiting. -Fran Lebowitz.
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
In listening mood she seemed to stand,
The guardian Naiad of the strand.
In listening mood she seemed to stand,
The guardian Naiad of the strand.
The first duty of love is to listen.
The first duty of love is to listen.
