Naomi Judd Quotes

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

I just think there's a real art in listening. I need to listen.

The greatest skill that I have is what the viewer has: I listen. I try to listen silently.

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

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.

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?

Try to be as good a listener as you are a speaker. Don't just put the emphasis on saying things. Listen.

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

The single most important key to success is to be a good listener.

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.

I'm a pretty good listener.

Listen more than you speak.

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

Listen if you want to be heard

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.

If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.

If there's one thing I've learned about women, which I try to pass on to my boys, it's listening. Listen to the other side of the story first.

Listen more than you talk.

Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference.

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

I always take time for somebody who wants to talk to me.

I used to not listen that much, but I've really learnt to listen to other people and to really listen to what they're saying. I've found, especially being on a film set, people have so many different stories; if you just listen, you can pick up so much stuff. I try to listen as much as I can.

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

The best thing I could say is you do have to be a really good listener. If I go to a family reunion, and there's 400 people there, everybody comes up and tells me their stories, right? And I think that when you're a good listener, and you can imagine how someone's talking, dialogue is your key friend, is it not?

Listening is a sign of respect.