John D. Rockefeller Quotes

He listens well who takes notes.

I don't think I'd want to sit down and listen to people's stories all day long.

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

People love to talk but hate to listen.

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

I spend most of my life just listening to people.

You have to learn that people are always listening.

People always say 'They [teens] need a good talking to.' I've never agreed with that. A kid needs a good listening to.

Most people never listen.

I really believe being a good listener is important for anybody, and particularly for somebody who wants to be a leader.

Is listening important? I can't think of a single walk of life where it wouldn't be.

I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness.

Instead of talking in the hope that people will listen, try listening in the hope that people will talk.

I’ve learnt to listen. I don’t think I always did listen. Not just in plays, but in life. And you have to hear what people are saying before you can respond.

I can't seem to fathom that the things important to me are not important to other people as well, and so I come off sounding like a missionary, someone whose job it is to convert rather than listen.

Here is why I will be a good person. Because I listen. I cannot speak so I listen very well. I never interrupt, I never deflect the course of the conversation with a comment of my own. ...I beg of you, pretend you are a dog like me and LISTEN to other people rather than steal their stories.

I learned to have the patience to listen when people put forward their views, even if I think those views are wrong. You can't reach a just decision in a dispute unless you listen to both sides.

The art of conversation lies in listening.

Take time to get to know people. Understand where they are coming from, what is important to them. Make sure they are with you.

It was too important a matter, this talking to people, and listening to them, to do it lightly or often.

Don't ever get so big or important that you can not hear and listen to every other person.

What I bring to the interview is respect. The person recognizes that you respect them because you're listening. Because you're listening, they feel good about talking to you. When someone tells me a thing that happened, what do I feel inside? I want to get the story out. It's for the person who reads it to have the feeling . . . In most cases the person I encounter is not a celebrity; rather the ordinary person. "Ordinary" is a word I loathe. It has a patronizing air. I have come across ordinary people who have done extraordinary things. (p. 176)

When people realize they are being listened to, they tell you things.

Those that fight don't listen, those that listen don't fight.

I began to realize that I had tended to avoid some people because of my instant conclusions about who they were and what they would have to say. I discovered that everyone, speaking honestly and openly, had important things to tell me.