Tom Cruise Quotes

I don't think you can be a good listener unless you're a good listener. I think it's something that you really have to do, and if you really do it, then you can do it. If you don't do it, then you can't do it.

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.

I think I am quite a good listener.

It's important to listen to those around you, and ultimately you have to decide which path you're going to go down.

Courage and confidence are what decision making is all about.

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.

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.

The world takes us at our own valuation. It believes in the man who believes in himself, but it has little use for the timid man: the one who is never certain of himself, who cannot rely on his own judgment, who craves advice from others, and is afraid to go ahead on his own account.

When you make the right decision, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks.

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Surely part of loving in this way is trying to understand what another person wants us to understand. I may not understand perfectly and I may not agree, but if I love you I should try to know what it is you wish I could know.

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

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.

There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.

I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken.

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

The biggest piece of advice I have is - listen. Don't jump to the answer or what you think the answer is. The more you listen, the more you learn.

There is no one who is present all the time, but you work on becoming present when you are interacting with people who are working for you, being able to hear them without a sense of threat, to go into those meetings with confidence and not arrogance.

I'm a pretty good listener.

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

What's important is to listen before you react.

I think one of the things I really learned in Denver is the value of being a good listener.

I've just learned how to put things into perspective and how to not be afraid of change while making decisions for myself. Also, asking for what I want and demanding what I need and being more confident in who I am and my ability.

I am convinced by my style of play, so I take risks without much hesitation.

A good listener goes a long way.

The beginning of love for the brethren is learning to listen to them.