Emma Thompson Quotes

Listening is a sign of respect.

Good listeners have a huge advantage. For one, when they engage in conversation, they make people 'feel' heard. They 'feel' that someone really understands their wants, needs and desires. And for good reason; a good listener does care to understand.

Listening is a positive act: you have to put yourself out to do it.

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

Women like men who listen. We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen twice as much as we speak.

I'm a darned good listener.

Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen.

Women don't like advice. They don't want you to fix their problems, they just want you to listen.

When people feel they’re heard and understood, they’ll listen.

When people are saying something to you, you gotta listen to them.

Be very, very patient and very open-minded, and listen to what people have to say.

Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn.

People will feel safer around you and speak truthfully to you when they feel you are listening intently to them.

If there's one thing I've learned about women, which I try to pass on to my boys, it's listening. Listen to the other side of the story first.

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?

Kids need to open up to their parents. And parents should realize that when kids are pushing you away, that's the time to really step in.

I remember very vividly what it's like to be a child. The adults you liked were the ones who listened to you when you spoke and gave you time to say what you wanted to say and actually listened, and quite often reacted as a result of what you'd said.

I don't know, but I think kids just want to be listened to, so I want to make sure I do that.

There is nothing wrong with listening. You can listen to people; you can hear people's concerns. You can keep an open mind and still be perfectly strong.

There are many benefits to this process of listening. The first is that good listeners are created as people feel listened to. Listening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us.

I get a guest on the air, and they're weird or strange, and I help them tell their story. I don't laugh at them. I listen.

I am running on the fact that I am doing a good job listening to people.

I think people are willing to talk about anything if you come to it with kindness.

Sometimes, the best thing to do is just to sit down and listen to another person's experience and listen how they express themselves and want to be seen by others.

Let's choose to hear one another out.