Myles Munroe Quotes

People love to talk but hate to listen.

Listen twice as much as you speak.

Listening is everything. Listening is the whole deal. That's what I think. And I mean that in terms of before you work, after you work, in between work, with your children, with your husband, with your friends, with your mother, with your father. It's everything. And it's where you learn everything.

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

Skillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis.

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

I've always been very aware of what I'm saying, but I'm also aware of what you're saying. I always want to make sure that my point is clear.

Listening is much more than allowing another to talk while waiting for a chance to respond. Listening is paying full attention to others and welcoming them into our very beings. The beauty of listening is that those who are listened to start feeling accepted, start taking our words more seriously and discovering their true selves.

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. . . . If you want to influence someone, listen to what he says. . . . When he finishes talking, ask him about any points that you do not understand.

I've learned to listen in all aspects of life, in all relationships and communications. The biggest lesson is to listen.

Is listening important? I can't think of a single walk of life where it wouldn't be.

"You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen - not just money, but respect.

The art of conversation lies in listening.

Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.

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

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

Tone is often the most important part of a conversation - and listening is so much more important than what you say.

You've got to be an observer. And you've got to take time to listen to people, talk, to watch what they do.

The single most important key to success is to be a good listener.

I'm a pretty good listener.

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

Listen if you want to be heard

The beginning of love for the brethren is learning to listen to them.

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

We should all know this: that listening is not talking; [it] is the gifted and great role and the imaginative role. And the true listener is much more beloved, magnetic than the talker, and he is more effective, and learns more and does more good. And so try listening. Listen to your wife, your husband, your father, your mother, your children, your friends; to those who love you and those who don't, to those who bore you, to your enemies. It will work a small miracle. And perhaps a great one.