Mary H.K. Choi Quotes

I can spend 10 to 15 minutes with someone, and they can tell me what they're going through. I may never have gone through that, but I get it on a really deep level.

I would just like a woman someday, somewhere, at some point in my life to say to me, 'You're a great listener.' Haven't heard it yet, and that's a superior compliment to get from a woman. But I'm going to work on it.

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.

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

I tend to empathize with people, just in general.

I am someone who will listen and someone who has an open mind.

Empathy isn't the same thing as expressing emotions. It's not about sharing your feelings - it can be really uncomfortable if a parent cries or loses strength at the moment her daughter needs it most. The message sent is that you need to be taken care of, not the other way around.

When you truly empathize with someone, you have to take into account all the things that make that person who they are.

Here's the thing: When you become brilliant at listening, people feel that you care about them. When they feel you care about them, they begin to care about you. And when people care about you, your success becomes a part of how they define their success.

I try to avoid giving advice.

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

I still want to be as approachable and relatable as possible - when I meet fans and they're crying, I'll say, 'Calm down, there's nothing to cry about.'

When we're looking for compassion, we need someone who is deeply rooted, is able to bend and, most of all, embraces us for our strengths and struggles.

Women like men who listen. We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen twice as much as we speak.

When someone is in crisis, don't start by teaching, leveraging, or explaining. Just be with.

I'm a good listener.

I think that a man should be caring.

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.

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.

Women don't like advice. They don't want you to fix their problems, they just want you to listen.

Listening is a sign of respect.

It's always marvelous to have somebody who, you know, you feel understands and wants to encourage.

I get a guest on the air, and they're weird or strange, and I help them tell their story. I don't laugh at them. I listen.

It doesn't hurt to show some empathy.

Sometimes people just need to feel heard, and being an actor has taught me to really listen.