Nigel Farage Quotes

Talking, being a better talker, wouldn't have been that hard. It was just, I was just naturally gifted at other things.

Many a man owes his advancement very largely to his ability to converse well. The ability to interest people in your conversation, to hold them, is a great power.

What I've figured out how to do is make people feel comfortable on television and on the radio, which enables me to have access to them, which is key for what I do.

I think there are a lot of successful people in this country who connect amazingly well with the American people and have - and one of the reasons they are successful is because they connect well.

President Reagan achieved such successes because when you sat in a room with him, there could be over 1,000 people in the room, yet you felt like there was only the two of you, and his wonderful wit would put you at ease. That was a tremendous gift.

I am a good listener. I think that came from my schooling.

Unlike his father, Churchill was not a natural speaker.

The skill set of pastor and comedian are incredibly similar. You want to affect people. You're good at reading rooms. You're persuasive, and you're likable.

Being a host is about being able to communicate and build up a rapport with the audience.

Empathy and social skills are social intelligence, the interpersonal part of emotional intelligence. That's why they look alike.

I didn't get the charm gene.

Reagan's emotional intelligence, his ability to suss out people's longings and to channel them for political purposes, was better than just about any human being that ever lived.

For me, becoming a man had a lot to do with learning communication, and I learned about that by acting.

Indeed, I am repeatedly astonished by the number of really good writers who understand human beings so well on paper but don't know how to deal with them in real life.

I think I'm generally a good listener anyway.

I am a communicator; that seems to be my natural place. And I'll always be passionate about the world, because it's so bonkers.

Ultimately, the best speakers are the ones who have put 10,000 hours into listening.

Part of being out there, campaigning, talking to people, is being able to read body language.

Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk too much.

[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.

A great listener - that was my talent!

A master performer like Bill Clinton never lost sight of the fact that as president he had to project confidence and power, but if he was speaking to a group of autoworkers he would adjust his accent and his words to fit the audience, and do the same for a group of executives.

I always had an ability to listen and give people the space to open up and express themselves, and I was hoping it would translate on TV.

I have poor people skills, and I cannot become a minister.

I feel like I'm a good listener.