Marvin J. Ashton Quotes

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

The key to high-quality communication is trust, and it's hard to trust somebody that you don't know.

I think honest communication, no matter where it comes from, is positive for a relationship.

It takes personal sacrifice to communicate when conditions are right for the other person-during the meal preparation, after a date, a hurt, a victory, a disappointment, or when someone wants to share a confidence. One must be willing to forego personal convenience to invest time in establishing a firm foundation for family communication. When communication in the family seems to be bogging down, each individual should look to himself for the remedy.

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

If you want to be a good conversationalist, be a good listener. To be interesting, be interested.

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.

Communication works for those who work at it.

Communication is the key to successful relationships.

Communication is the ability to ensure that people understand not only what you say but also what you mean. It is also the ability to listen to and understand others. Developing both of these aspects of communication takes a lot of time, patience, and hard work.

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

Listen twice as much as 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- )

Most people never listen.

Strong families cultivate an attribute of effective communication. They talk out their problems, make plans together, and cooperate toward common objectives.

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 can make the difference between a mediocre organization and a great one.

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.

All of us need better skills in listening, conversing, respecting one another's uniqueness, because these are essential for strong relationships.

A family unity which is only bound together with a table-cloth is of questionable value.

People don't listen, they just wait for their turn to talk.

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

I only wish I could find an institute that teaches people how to listen. Business people need to listen at least as much as they need to talk. Too many people fail to realize that real communication goes in both directions.