Marion Zimmer Bradley Quotes

A big part of teaching is being emphatic. Maybe I'm right or wrong, but part of my approach was that when I said something, the kids understood exactly what I meant and what I wanted.

One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of it.

Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.

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.

Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak.

The key ingredient in family communication is listening, really listening.

Listening takes practice, and it takes patience. But I promise, if you listen, your story will be better for it.

If you listen, you learn; if you talk, you don't.

For maximum impact, listen more and speak less.

People of influence understand the incredible value of becoming a good listener.

Skillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis.

Listening is as important as talking. If you're a good listener, people often compliment you for being a good conversationalist.

We should not be speaking to, but with. That is second nature to any good teacher.

A good listener is very nearly as attractive as a good talker. You cannot have a beautiful mind if you do not know how to listen.

If you can listen well, people will say you're a good conversationalist.

Listen twice as much as you speak.

Listen more often than you speak.

The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard.

I'm glad I understand that while language is a gift, listening is a responsibility. (U.S. poet and writer, 1943- )

Finding new ways, more clever ways to interrupt people doesn't work.

He didn't say a lot so I tend to remember what he did say. And I don't remember that he had a lot of patience with havin to say things twice so I learned to listen the first time.

Listening well is an exercise of attention and by necessity hard work. It is because they do not realize this or because they are not willing to do the work that most people do not listen well.

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

I learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you're supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.

"You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen - not just money, but respect.