Martin Starr Quotes

Most of us recognize how important it is to listen respectfully when our loved ones are talking; but we often forget that it is equally important to talk respectfully when they are listening.

I've always been very aware of what I'm saying, but I'm also aware of what you're saying. I always want to make sure that my point is clear.

Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.

Professor Obama has at least talked to us like we're adults.

It's no use of talking unless people understand what you say.

I don't think a tough question is disrespectful.

If you are not able to transmit what you're trying to achieve to your collaborators, you will only have minions - or morons.

Respectful communication under conflict or opposition is an essential and truly awe-inspiring ability.

The biggest mistake you can make in trying to talk convincingly is to put your highest priority on expressing your ideas and feelings. What most people really want is to be listened to, respected, and understood. The moment people see that they are being understood, they become more motivated to understand your point of view.

I've learned to listen in all aspects of life, in all relationships and communications. The biggest lesson is to listen.

All of the men have been very respectful of me. And that's what I want. They don't have to like you. But as long as they respect you, that's really important. When I speak, I'm listened to. And when I try to move the ball, I do.

The greatest communication skill is paying value to others.

How well we communicate is determined not by how well we say things but how well we are understood.

I want collaboration, but if they don't have a plan or their vision isn't clear, it's nerve-wracking. So, someone that's very sure of the vision is what you want, most of all.

The most important thing for a director is being able to communicate. When you communicate comfortably, regardless of what you're saying, it can always be processed.

The important thing is to be able to understand anyone who has something useful to say. - There is a general moral here. Be very careful and very clear about what you say. But do not be dogmatic about your own language. Be prepared to express any careful thought in the language your audience will understand. And be prepared to learn from someone who talks a language with which you are not familiar.

Never hold anyone by the button or the hand in order to be heard out; for if people are unwilling to hear you, you had better hold your tongue than them.

The only fit reply to a fit request is silence and the fact.

We need to listen to one another.

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

We must understand that out of community and dialogue, the answers will arrive in their own time and way.

It's up to the man to not be offended when she tells him what she needs. He shouldn't say, "I know that!" And he shouldn't say, "The woman that I had before you had ten orgasms without her telling me anything!"

Don't say yes until I finish talking.

A good test of a relationship is how a person responds to the word 'no.' Love respects 'no,' control does not.

In almost any situation, if you have been the powerful one, which would tend to be men more than women but not always, it's very important to listen as much as you talk. If you have been the less powerful one, it's very important to talk as much as you listen.