Noah Hawley Quotes

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

Listening has importance only when one is not projecting one's own desires through which one listens.

I know what I'm trying to say, so I'm always open to learning how to say it.

Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply.

If you talk, you only repeat something that you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something that you don't know.

Wisdom comes out of dialogue so you have to develop the capacity to expose your own ignorance in order that they may discover their own wisdom.

And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure.

The learned man knows that he is ignorant.

It's only through listening that you learn, and I never want to stop learning.

I always entertain the notion that I'm wrong, or that I'll have to revise my opinion. Most of the time that feels good; sometimes it really hurts and is embarrassing.

I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better.

To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.

I aim to be translucent, so you don't notice the words, just their meaning. I haven't much insight into people's motivations.

Writing makes you more human.

You never really learn much from hearing yourself talk.

I've learnt to listen. I don't think I always did listen.

Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.

In order to practice dialogue, you need to be able to set aside your assumptions and try to listen more than you want to talk. It's not always politically correct to be able to do that, but it can give you a better sense of the reality.

I'm not one of these people who thinks I know all the answers.

I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.

That's always what I've tried to do. I've tried to communicate. But at the end of the day, it's still for you to understand something. Understand that the world is bigger than you.

I try to speak from a place of understanding and most times I'm speaking from a place of experience.

I have an increasingly strong feeling that all of us, myself included, too many times make too many statements and don't ask enough questions.

I never had a preconceived notion about what I should do or what I should take up… I am not that intelligent.

I just want to be more willing to listen to many people and be cautious about what I'm doing.