Don Miguel Ruiz Quotes

I'm not that guy who thinks I have all the answers. Writing is a means of communicating, and if enough people say, 'I don't get it,' it's worth looking at.

The biggest piece of advice I have is - listen. Don't jump to the answer or what you think the answer is. The more you listen, the more you learn.

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.

Ask questions; don't make assumptions.

Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply.

I think one of the things I really learned in Denver is the value of being a good listener.

I have an increasingly strong feeling that all of us, myself included, too many times make too many statements and don't ask enough questions.

Never assume you understand. Ask the questions.

We make all sorts of assumptions because we don't have the courage to ask questions.

The best way to get a better answer is to start asking a better question.

To be able to ask a question clearly is two-thirds of the way to getting it answered.

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.

You have to do a lot of listening, you don't just learn out of yourself.

Clarity and consistency are not enough: the quest for truth requires humility and effort.

One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my life, is to listen well.

Words are how people think. When you misuse words, you diminish your ability to think clearly and truthfully.

Answers are not obtained by putting the wrong question and thereby begging the real one.

I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about.

You've got to guard against speaking more clearly than you think.

What makes us human, I think, is an ability to ask questions, a consequence of our sophisticated spoken language.

First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.

I have always been much better at asking questions than knowing what the answers were.

I think you've got be willing as an interviewer to ask the dumb question every now and then.

Begin challenging your assumptions. Your assumptions are the windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile or the light won't come in.

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.