Randall Munroe Quotes

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

I think one of the things I really learned in Denver is the value of being a good listener.

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

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

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

The biggest piece of advice I have is - listen. Don't jump to the answer or what you think the answer is. The more you listen, the more you learn.

I just want to be more willing to listen to many people and be cautious about what I'm doing.

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

Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn.

You can't control people. You must understand them. You have to know where they're coming from, their beliefs and values, what turns them off, what they're against.

Listen more than you talk.

The beauty of social awareness is that a few simple adjustments to what you say can vastly improve your relationships with other people.

Be slow to speak, and only after having first listened quietly, so that you may understand the meaning, leanings, and wishes of those who do speak. Thus you will better know when to speak and when to be silent.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say, 'God, he said exactly what I was thinking.' And when they begin to respect you, they'll follow you to the death.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.

I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken.

I used to not listen that much, but I've really learnt to listen to other people and to really listen to what they're saying. I've found, especially being on a film set, people have so many different stories; if you just listen, you can pick up so much stuff. I try to listen as much as I can.

I think what is British about me is my feelings and awareness of others and their situations. English people are always known to be well mannered and cold but we are not cold - we don't interfere in your situation. If we are heartbroken, we don't scream in your face with tears - we go home and cry on our own.

To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not.

I know what I'm trying to say, so I'm always open to learning how to say it.

Often, little situations trigger enormous reactions. Be there, present for it. Your partner will find it easier to see it in you, and you will find it easier to see it in them.

Watch people and how they handle other people. You have to stay open and keep your eyes open to them.

Finding your soul begins by discovering our ability to listen! Alternatively, by sharing a smile, a laugh and just by being human to everyone - from friends, colleagues, family, and especially strangers, including those who are not from the same station in life as you.