#listen

solutions have a voice - the art is knowing how to listen ↗

— Gino Norris

#listening #options #solutions #voice-of-listening #art

The art of conversation lies in listening ↗

— Malcolm Forbes

#friendship #listening #art

Silence made space for other people's words, which was important for those who needed to be listened to. ↗

— Rachel Simon

#listened #listening #love #rachel-simon #silence

The trouble is, when you gift a girl with flowers your choice can be construed so many different ways. A man might give you a rose because he feels you are beautiful, or because he fancies their shade or shape or softness similar to your lips. Roses are expensive, and perhaps he wishes to show through a valuable gift that you are valuable to him. ↗

— Patrick Rothfuss

#interpretation #significance #the-ear-of-the-listener #beauty

When you listen, it's amazing what you can learn. When you act on what you've learned, it's amazing what you can change. ↗

— Audrey McLaughlin

#listen #change

فكر في الإنصات للآخرين باعتباره وسيلة لجمع المعلومات ، وربما تلتقط أشياء مثيرة لاهتمام : قصصًا ، أو حكايات ، أو أفكارًا ↗

— Lani Arredondo

#stories #business

Don't assume, because you are intelligent, able, and well-motivated, that you are open to communication, that you know how to listen. ↗

— Robert K. Greenleaf

#intentions #listening #skill #communication

So say I’m your mom.' 'What?' I said. 'I’m your mom,' he repeated. 'Now tell me you want to quit modeling.' I could feel myself blushing. 'I can’t do that,' I said. 'Why not?' he asked. 'Is it so hard to believe? You think I’m not a good role-player?' 'No,' I said. 'It’s just–' 'Because I am. Everyone wanted me to be their mother in group.' I just looked at him. 'I just… It’s weird.' 'No, it’s hard. But not impossible. Just try it.' A week earlier, I hadn’t even known what color his eyes were. Now, we were family. At least temporarily. ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#just-listen #owen #role-playing #sarah-dessen #family

People love to talk but hate to listen. Listening is not merely not talking, though even that is beyond most of our powers; it means taking a vigorous, human interest in what is being told us. You can listen like a blank wall or like a splendid auditorium where every sound comes back fuller and richer. ↗

— Alice Duer Miller

#talking #love

A determined man, a man who believes himself grossly abused, does not listen to reason ↗

— Lucinda Brant

#listen #reason #marriage