Listening Quotes

Listening Quote of the day

He who does not travel, who does not read, who does not listen to music, who does not find grace in himself, she who does not find grace in herself, dies slowly.

We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.

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.

If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.

Prayer begins by talking to God, but it ends by listening to Him. In the face of Absolute Truth, silence is the soul's language.

Listen with your heart, you will understand.

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.

Seungri, are you listening? I love you.

A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized prayer is listening.

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.

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are, and then wait to hear the answer.

There is within each one of us a potential for goodness beyond our imagining; for giving which seeks no reward; for listening without judgment; for loving unconditionally.

Keep listening to music, it gets you through everything. I promise.

Change comes from listening, learning, caring and conversation.

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.

One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

Always preach in such a way that if the people listening do not come to hate their sin, they will instead hate you

Go out in the world and work like money doesn't matter, sing as if no one is listening, love as if you have never been hurt, and dance as if no one is watching.

The purest form of listening is to listen without memory or desire.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

Don't ever get so big or important that you can not hear and listen to every other person.

The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say. It's terribly important for everyone to get involved. Our best ideas come from clerks and stockboys.

Tell yourself whatever you need to hear, you're the only one listening.

Prayer that is born of meditation upon the Word of God is the prayer that soars upward most easily to God's listening ears.

You can put down a bad book; you can avoid listening to bad music; but you cannot miss the ugly tower block opposite your house.

You have to stop listening in categories. The music is either good or it's bad.

Music is more than just listening to it. People use the music for them protection at times.

I have been a seeker and I still am, but I stopped asking the books and the stars. I started listening to the teaching of my Soul.

Without credible communication, and a lot of it, the hearts and minds of others are never captured.

In outstanding classrooms, teachers do more listening than talking, and students do more talking than listening. Terrific teachers often have teeth marks on their tongues.

Walking. I am listening to a deeper way. Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands.

Never think that success is down to your own performance alone. If you start listening only to yourself you take the first step back towards the bottom. The flowers of victory belong in many vases.

Eyes see only light, ears hear only sound, but a listening heart perceives meaning.

Everything I wrote about wasn't about me, but about the people listening.

Living consciously involves being genuine; it involves listening and responding to others honestly and openly; it involves being in the moment.

Once we get used to listening to our dreams, our whole body responds like a musical instrument.

Concentrate on what you want to say to yourself and your friends. Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness. You say what you want to say when you don't care who's listening.

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

The difference between listening to a radio sermon and going to church...is almost like the difference between calling your girl on the phone and spending an evening with her.

Man's inability to communicate is a result of his failure to listen effectively.

In prayer, more is accomplished by listening than by talking.

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.

I took advice from none but the best. I listened, how I listened! That's how I finally became my own expert.

Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself?

If you look at your past and are depressed it means that you are listening to the devil.

Take time to pray and listen to God...say, 'Sir, what should I say at this moment? What should I do? My ears are open and my eyes are open. I'm listening.'

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.

The subconscious is ceaselessly murmuring, and it is by listening to these murmurs that one hears its truth.

I listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring.