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I am not one who was born in the possession
of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking
it there.
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Confucius |
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Allow your softer, more
intuitive, and less
dominating feminine qualities to rise to the fore, so that you're
surrendering rather than dominating, receiving rather than broadcasting,
loving rather than fighting.
The Tao of Effective Listening
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Lao Tzu |
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By touching you may kill, by keeping away
you may possess. |
Rabindranath Tagore |
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It is the province of
knowledge to speak And it is the
privilege of
wisdom
to listen. |
Oliver Wendell
Holmes |
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Knowledge speaks, but
wisdom listens.
Yin
and Yang of Communication
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Jimi Hendrix |
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The greatest compliment that was ever
paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my
answer.
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Henry David Thoreau |
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A good listener is not only popular
everywhere, but after a while he knows something.
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Wilson Mizner |
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Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of
listening ... when you'd have preferred to talk.
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D.J. Kaufman |
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Who speaks, sows; Who listens, reaps.
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Argentine Proverb |
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What you are shouts so loudly in my ears I
cannot hear what you say.
10 Great Communication Quotes |
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Most people do not
listen with the intent to
understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
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Stephen R. Covey |
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Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.
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Frank Tyger |
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Courage is what it takes to stand up and
speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
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Winston Churchill |
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Listening broadens us, lays the groundwork
for peace, elevates the quality of our
relationships, and opens the way to
success. If nothing else, when you listen, you'll find you are the
most popular person in the room.
Your People Skills 360
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Linda Eve Diamond |
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The most important thing in
communication
is to hear what isn't being said. |
Peter Drucker |
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In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker
holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority.
Leaders
must understand who holds the conch ̶ that is, who should be
listened to and when. |
Max De Pree |
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I only wish I could find an institute that
teaches people how to listen. Business people need to listen at least as
much as they need to talk. Too many people fail to realize that real
communication goes in both directions. |
Lee Iacocca |
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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. |
Sam Walton |
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