Dick Gephardt Quotes

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

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

Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy and concentration and skill.

To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also.

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.

I think I am quite a good listener.

I'm a good listener. I think it's the one characteristic that's most important. I've always been that way. Not that I take all the advice, but you've got to listen to it and have the courage to make your own decision. Then I just go for it.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

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.

Listen more than you talk.

Those who still think listening isn't an art should see if they can do it half as well.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured.

Listening is more important than talking. Just hit your mark and believe what you say. Just listen to people and react to what they are saying.

I'm a darned good listener.

But communication is two-sided - vital and profound communication makes demands also on those who are to receive it... demands in the sense of concentration, of genuine effort to receive what is being communicated.

I'm passionate about the issues that I care about, and I'm a really good listener.

Try to be as good a listener as you are a speaker. Don't just put the emphasis on saying things. Listen.

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

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

Listening speaks louder than words.

When you talk, you only talk about something that you already know. But when you listen, you can learn something you don’t know.

Listening is the most under rated part of my profession.

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

I'm a pretty good listener.