Pema Chodron Quotes

We need to listen to one another.

I will listen to you, especially when we disagree.

Don't think or judge, just listen.

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

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

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.

One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

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

Listening is a sign of respect.

When you walk into those situations that have a lot of conflict in them, the first thing to do is to be present enough to allow the other person to speak first. You're not giving power away; you're actually allowing them to feel seen and understood.

Whenever I think I'm going to get certain information out of a person, it's never as effective or comfortable as just having an open conversation, listening to them, being present, and being open to hearing something I didn't even know they were going to say.

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

I am running on the fact that I am doing a good job listening to people.

Let's choose to hear one another out.

When people are saying something to you, you gotta listen to them.

The chance to talk to so many people and understand what they're thinking about and why it matters is really, really so interesting. When you're doing that, you have to truly listen to what people are saying. You can't just pretend to listen.

What's important is to listen before you react.

Being morally honest means sitting down and actually listening to a person and understanding where they're coming from.

My policy with interviewing is I'm not there to teach the people I'm across from a lesson.

Listen, talk, be respectful of people - and make sure that you have openness to where people are coming from. And you don't do anything that is unnecessarily antagonistic, that is only going to make you feel good because you've done it.

When people express opinions that differ from yours, take it as a chance to grow. Seek to understand over being understood. Be curious, not defensive. The only way to disarm another human being is by listening.

Don't assume, because you are intelligent, able, and well-motivated, that you are open to communication, that you know how to listen.

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

Listen if you want to be heard

Real listening is a willingness to let the other person change you.