Les Brown Quotes

I'd like people to think of me as someone who cares about them.

Somehow I knew that no matter what I chose to tell or to keep secret, he would understand.

An open ear is the only believable sign of an open heart.

The older I get, the more convinced I am that the space between people who are trying their best to understand each other is hallowed ground.

People hear you on the level you speak to them from. Speak from your heart, and they will hear with theirs.

Love and trust, in the space between what’s said and what’s heard in our life, can make all the difference in the world.

You have very little morally persuasive power with people who can feel your underlying contempt.

One learns peoples through the heart, not the eyes or the intellect.

Dali Lama said, 'when you open the heart of the person with humor, you can tell him the most truth. But if you tell him truth without humor, the heart closes.'

Millions of people are suffering: they want to be loved but they don't know how to love. And love cannot exist as a monologue; it is a dialogue, a very harmonious dialogue.

I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually. But if there is compassion in a relationship, things can always be worked out.

I've never been interested in things that sparkle and shine; I'm more interested in people.

The most important quality in a partner is a sense of humour.

Love is about mutual respect, apart from attraction.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.

A relationship succeeds when obstacles are met with communication and resolution. A relationship flourishes when we take the beloved as our teacher. Shared goals create a transformative, interwoven path.

Continuing to listen and grow is important because we get into bad habits in relationships.

I think that our view of love and family informs our work, the way we empathize with people.

I'm a pretty good listener.

A relationship isn't just about space; it's about emotion and heart and all those good things.

I think I lead with empathy and connection to our people. I find that the most effective leadership style for me is to just talk and listen. It sounds simple, but it's so effective.

I think, when you get to know somebody on a personal level were you truly understand what makes them tick, what they play for, things they like to do in their spare time, you're around their families, I think you're kind of able to kind of coexist more when you have a relationship.

Not listening to people who care about you, not to be open or transparent, will make you isolated.

We seldom give each other advice-I think that's the success of 25 years of marriage.