Shelley Moore Capito Quotes

The key ingredient in family communication is listening, really listening.

To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.

You should communicate with your other one. Understanding what they are on about is pretty key.

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

It takes a little bit of mindfulness and a little bit of attention to others to be a good listener, which helps cultivate emotional nurturing and engagement.

Technology is a compulsive and addictive way to live. Verbal communication cannot be lost because of a lack of skill. The ability to listen and learn is key to mastering the art of communication. If you don't use your verbal skills and networking, it will disappear rapidly. Use technology wisely.

I think pastors are the worst listeners. We're so used to speaking, teaching, giving answers. We must learn to be quiet, quit being so verbal, learn to pay attention to what's going on, and listen.

Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.

Keeping one's eyes open, listening, watching, being quiet, adopting some of the techniques of the psychoanalyst in talking to people, will bring you that surface from which something more comes.

Different people need different kinds of communication for it to have the same effect. That was something I had to learn.

People love to talk but hate to listen.

If God had wanted us to talk more than listen, he would have given us two mouths rather than two ears.

A good listener is very nearly as attractive as a good talker. You cannot have a beautiful mind if you do not know how to listen.

Communication is the ability to ensure that people understand not only what you say but also what you mean. It is also the ability to listen to and understand others. Developing both of these aspects of communication takes a lot of time, patience, and hard work.

Listen twice as much as you speak.

There is a difference between being listened to and being heard.

I'm glad I understand that while language is a gift, listening is a responsibility. (U.S. poet and writer, 1943- )

Here is why I will be a good person. Because I listen. I cannot speak so I listen very well. I never interrupt, I never deflect the course of the conversation with a comment of my own. ...I beg of you, pretend you are a dog like me and LISTEN to other people rather than steal their stories.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

A good listener is usually thinking about something else.

The most important thing to do is really listen.

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.

Listening is harder than just acting. Listening is the hardest part.

There are a lot of things that need to be done to improve communications.

I feel that if a person has problems communicating the very least he can do is to shut up.