Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

How can one know anything at all about people?

I'm curious about people, and I'm curious about getting to the root of where they might be coming from.

I try as best I can to enter the realm of nuances of human behavior.

I majored in psychology, and I still love listening to people's problems.

I really value words. I really try to illustrate and let people draw their own conclusions.

Listen more than you talk.

Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a smart person.

I love, I love human beings, studying them.

A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes anothers.

I think the eyes are very revealing and can expose a lot about a persons mood or character.

If I'm talking to you, I can't see you, but I can see inside of you and what you're thinking. That's a mixed blessing.

I'm insatiably curious about human nature. I feel very lucky that as a writer I get to learn so much about it just to do my job right.

When you talk, you only talk about something that you already know. But when you listen, you can learn something you don’t know.

I learned a lot about human nature. So much, in fact, that human nature will be my specialist subject on 'Mastermind'.

Humans are fascinated with communication. I was always drawn to words and stories, staying in touch with your feelings and being open to what's around you.

Listen more than you speak.

You must not become a mere peddler of words. The thing to learn is to know what people are thinking about, not what they say.

I have an inate curiosity about people.

I think I really like psychology because my job is all about getting inside another person's mind and thoughts.

I think the secret is really observation. Well, if you observe what's going on and try to figure out how people are thinking, I think you can always write something that people will understand.

Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of evry part of your life.

I love reading people. I really enjoy watching, observing, and being able to figure out a person, the reason they wore that dress, the reason they smell the way they do.

In sales, it's not what you say; it's how they perceive what you say.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.