Michael Arden Quotes

To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

Listening is the most under rated part of my profession.

I'm a darned good listener.

Listening is an art.

I think it is really important that I am always listening.

If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.

Listen once in a while. It's amazing what you can hear.

Listening is harder than just acting. Listening is the hardest part.

Those who still think listening isn't an art should see if they can do it half as well.

No, I don't want you to draw any conclusion. I want you to listen to what I just said.

I used to not listen that much, but I've really learnt to listen to other people and to really listen to what they're saying. I've found, especially being on a film set, people have so many different stories; if you just listen, you can pick up so much stuff. I try to listen as much as I can.

Try to be as good a listener as you are a speaker. Don't just put the emphasis on saying things. Listen.

You've got to be an observer. And you've got to take time to listen to people, talk, to watch what they do.

The single most important key to success is to be a good listener.

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.

My ears are really good. I'm a good listener.

Listening is active. At its most basic level, it's about focus, paying attention.

People don't know how to listen, and it's not their fault. In school, we learn how to read, we learn how to write - but nobody teaches you how to listen.

I just think there's a real art in listening. I need to listen.

Listen more than you speak.

There is a difference between listening and hearing, just as there is a difference between seeing and knowing.

Everybody hears, but few listen.

Hearing is listening to what is said. Listening is hearing what isn't said.

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.