Joe Sacco Quotes

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

A great listener - that was my talent!

I think I am quite a good listener.

A good listener goes a long way.

I feel like I'm a good listener.

I found I wasn't asking good enough questions because I assumed I knew something. I would box them into a corner with a badly formed question, and they didn't know how to get out of it. Now, I let them take me through it step by step, and I listen.

There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

We don’t need a speaker; we need a listener!

Empathy is one of our greatest tools of business that is most underused.

I would ask my dad what he did, and he'd say, 'I listen to people's problems.' In some way what he did for a living is in my genes.

A good listener is usually thinking about something else.

One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my life, is to listen well.

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

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

I'm a darned good listener.

I'm a pretty good listener.

I love what I do. I love getting to talk with these people, and I feel like I'm learning something every day. You also have to be a really good listener, which I think is an underestimated skill.

I think I'm a pretty good listener.

I think it is really important that I am always listening.

In some way, people believe that if you are permeable, if you are a good listener, you don't have the quality of somebody with a firm attitude. This is what, fundamentally, I got from my mother.

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.

Effective listening is something that can absolutely be learned and mastered. Even if you find attentive listening difficult and, in certain situations, boring or unpleasant, that doesn't mean you can't do it. You just have to know what to work on.

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

People like to know you're listening, and something as simple as a clarification question shows not only that you are listening but that you also care about what they're saying. You'll be surprised how much respect and appreciation you gain just by asking good questions.