Garth Stein Quotes

There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.

I'm a good listener.

[John F.] Kennedy was a great listener. As he listened his eyes got larger, and he looked at you, and you knew you had been looked at and listened to.

I think I am quite a good listener.

It's so easy to butt into a conversation and offer your own thoughts or opinions, but try not to interrupt. Instead, focus on what the other person is saying, think twice and be the person that listens. It's so much more valuable than constantly talking.

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

If you want to be a good conversationalist, be a good listener. To be interesting, be interested.

I really believe being a good listener is important for anybody, and particularly for somebody who wants to be a leader.

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

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.

Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak.

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.

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

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

My ears are really good. I'm a good listener.

A great listener - that was my talent!

Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply.

I'm a pretty good listener.

People love to talk but hate to listen.

I spend most of my life just listening to people.

People of influence understand the incredible value of becoming a good listener.

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.

If you can listen well, people will say you're a good conversationalist.

Listen twice as much as you speak.