Nina Shaw Quotes

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.

The best way to persuade people is with your ears - by listening to them.

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.

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.

I'm a darned good listener.

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.

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

If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another

We must put ourselves in the place of those who are to hear us

I think I'm always trying to see the other's point of view, dealing in a very heart-to-heart way.

I think people are willing to talk about anything if you come to it with kindness.

Before I judge someone, I need to talk to them and learn what their journey's are.

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

People don't listen to each other anymore, and I think that's why people get offended or their feelings get hurt: because you're not actually listening to the person that's giving you signals they're upset.

How can you build something for someone else if you don't have enough familiarity with them to imagine the world through their eyes?

Women love to talk, so you gotta be the guy that listens - not just listens but is interested.

Individuating and taking someone else's perspective can be very powerful.

If you listen to a woman, you'll know what she wants.

Be very, very patient and very open-minded, and listen to what people have to say.

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.

Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own understanding. And express those challenges in terms of serving other people.

No, you're not allowed to be bossy when you're married. You have to learn compromise, and compassion and patience.

People will feel safer around you and speak truthfully to you when they feel you are listening intently to them.

I listen. I meet with everybody, I don't care what their political persuasion is - whether it be a labor union or small-business folks or individuals who have problems. But I meet with everybody and listen.