Enjoy this collection of my favorite quotes on listening.
“There’s a lot of difference between listening and hearing.” ― G.K. Chesterton
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” – Stephen R. Covey
“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.” – Ernest Hemingway
“Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn.” – Alice Miller
“The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.” – Peter Drucker
“So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
“Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our spirits expand.” – Sue Patton Thoele
“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. Menniger
“One of the most valuable things we can do to heal one another is listen to each other’s stories.” – Rebecca Falls
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo Buscaglia
“Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.” – Joyce Brothers
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