Art Bell Quotes

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.

During the writing of all of my books, I've learned that, most of all, people want to know that someone is listening and - this is the tricky part - remembering.

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.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

Children don't need much advice but they really do need to be listened to and not just with half an ear.

Listening is a sign of respect.

My job isn't to fix or rescue or to save. It's to accompany, see people, listen to them.

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.

At the end of the day, you need someone who listens to you with no judgement.

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

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.

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

A prerequisite to empathy is simply paying attention to the person in pain.

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

You can win more friends with your ears than with your mouth. People who feel like they're being listened to feel accepted and appreciated. They feel like they're being taken seriously and what they say really matters.

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.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Folks want to be listened to, they want to be heard.

You might not agree with me, but I always offer a lot of support.

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.

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

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

What's interesting to me is that people engage survivors from a place of pity all the time - a place of sympathy.