Pope Francis Quotes

People love to talk but hate to listen.

The art of conversation lies in listening.

In the end, you can' t talk to everyone.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

When I'm doing a one-on-one with somebody, I have to speak in a language that that person can understand, using a vocabulary that they instantly get, and I always have to feel my way around to figure that out. It's a lot of fun, and it's also really challenging - challenging in a different way from performing.

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.

If you listen, you'll learn. If you talk over each other, you don't accomplish anything.

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.

If God had wanted us to talk more than listen, he would have given us two mouths rather than two ears.

What I've really learned is to be open to listen to other people's opinions and then question my own thoughts. And learn how to talk to people. The biggest gift from having one of these moments is that it gets people talking.

To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.

Change comes from listening, learning, caring and conversation.

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

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

Listen more than you talk.

The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating.

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

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Communication is so key.

The real business of life is trying to understand each other.

I love meeting new people; I think everyone has a story to tell. We should all listen sometimes.

The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.

Communication is at the very core of our society. That's what makes us human.