Song Joong-ki Quotes

I'm not a journalist; I'm probably a horrible interviewer. The one small thing I have is I'm curious, and I'm interested in who I'm with.

In order to practice dialogue, you need to be able to set aside your assumptions and try to listen more than you want to talk. It's not always politically correct to be able to do that, but it can give you a better sense of the reality.

Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory.

Listen more than you talk.

Ever since I was a kid, I've known I could talk to people.

I'm a very good listener, and I'm not interested in having fights simply for a question of protocol or vanity.

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.

The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening.

There is a time to speak and a time to listen, and sometimes people need to shut up.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

I actually think of myself as quite a shy person, although I know I give the impression of someone much more confident. I think what I do have is a capacity to listen to the other, even if the other is an opponent. That leads, in all senses of the word, to an engagement.

Girls didn't really take much interest in me until I was about 14. But I knew how to talk to them very quickly. What I figured out - that my friends didn't - was you have to talk to women like you're not constantly trying to have sex with them. That seemed to work.

You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.

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.

It's no secret that I love to talk, but the real secret is I love to listen, too.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

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

One of my strengths is my ability to talk and communicate with people.

I'm an ordinary Hackney boy, and I can talk to people.

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'm a straight shooter, and most of the time my ego doesn't interrupt my relationships.

Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others.

When I'm making something, I've always felt in charge and therefore able to call the shots. But what you've got to do is stop that turning into arrogance or despotism!

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

Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.