No one every listened themselves out of a job. – Calvin Coolidge
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isnt being said. – Peter Drucker
Listen. Dont explain or justify. – William G. Dyer
Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak. – Epictetus
Only if we can restrain ourselves is good conversation possible. Good talk rises upon much discipline. – John Erskine
One of the most valuable things we can do to heal one another is listen to each others stories. – Rebecca Falls
Listen to life, and you will hear the voice of life crying, Be! – James Dillet Freeman
Your ability to move others into appropriate, timely, and effective action is largely determined by the consequences of your speaking and listening. – Suzanne Mayo Frindt
The older I grow the more I listen to people who dont talk much. – Germain G. Glien
People should talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speech altogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to say visually. – Johann von Goethe
Never speak of yourself to others; make them talk about themselves instead; therein lies the whole art of pleasing. Everybody knows it, and everyone forgets it. – Edmond de Goncourt