Saul Alinsky Quotes

In order to practice dialogue, you need to be able to set aside your assumptions and try to listen more than you want to talk. It's not always politically correct to be able to do that, but it can give you a better sense of the reality.

Connecting with Canadians isn't about what you say, it's about what you're listening to. It's about what you understand.

Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference.

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

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak.

The longer we listen to one another - with real attention - the more commonality we will find in all our lives. That is, if we are careful to exchange with one another life stories and not simply opinions.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.

Don’t talk to the people until you’ve listened to the people.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another

I don't like guys who don't listen.

We're so divided as a world that we don't often have the opportunity to sit down and talk to people who are different to us. We're so ready to always be right that we sometimes forget it's OK to listen.

We must first listen, then speak - with humility - to genuinely hear the perspectives of those with whom we don't immediately or instinctively agree.

You need to talk to people, and you need to hear what it is they have to say.

Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn.

I am completely in favour of dialogue and engagement. But it must be a true, open dialogue.

The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation - or a relationship.

I listen. I meet with everybody, I don't care what their political persuasion is - whether it be a labor union or small-business folks or individuals who have problems. But I meet with everybody and listen.

People don't listen when you lecture. No one wants to be talked down to or scolded.

The measure of a conversation is how much mutual recognition there is in it; how much shared there is in it. If you're talking about what's in your own head, or without thought to what people looking and listening will feel, you might as well be in a room talking to yourself.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?

Dialogue between people of differing views is critical for fostering understanding in a democracy.

We must listen and learn, show humility and seek again to talk for and to people's ambitions and concerns.

If you want to be listened to, you should put in time listening.

Throughout my life I have always been amazed that people couldn't listen to other people, that they couldn't hear their best intent, that there seemed to be an enormous need to demonize.