Brad D. Smith Quotes

Listen more than you talk.

I like to think I'm a listener, and I'm fascinated by observing people - I suppose you just lock that in.

We need to learn to observe and listen to people more to get to know them.

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

You've got to be an observer. And you've got to take time to listen to people, talk, to watch what they do.

People don't know how to listen, and it's not their fault. In school, we learn how to read, we learn how to write - but nobody teaches you how to listen.

I'm a pretty good listener.

I think it makes you a good listener about other people's relationships when you haven't got that much to say about your own.

We learn the most from listening, and I don't just mean with our ears.

I think I'm a pretty good listener.

Listen more than you speak.

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

I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness.

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 art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success.

You have to do a lot of listening, you don't just learn out of yourself.

The best way to persuade people is with your ears - by listening to them.

If you are fearful, a horse will back off. If you are calm and confident, it will come forward. For those who are often flattered or feared, the horse can be a welcome mirror of the best in human nature.

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.

If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.

Keep your mouth shut and see what's happening around you. Don't finish people's sentences for them. Don't just hear what they say, but also how they behave while they're saying it. That was great training for writing.

Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.

We try to keep a good line of communication open with our children. It's not always about trying to just teach them every moment, but it's about listening to them and trying to understand them and gain that sense of communication so when they need to talk to someone, they know that we're there.

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.

People unconsciously know when you are not listening to them. Then they say 'No' to you.