Glennon Doyle Melton Quotes

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

I think I'm always trying to see the other's point of view, dealing in a very heart-to-heart way.

Let's choose to hear one another out.

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

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.

It’s important for me to hear others position and understand them.

Listen, talk, be respectful of people - and make sure that you have openness to where people are coming from. And you don't do anything that is unnecessarily antagonistic, that is only going to make you feel good because you've done it.

It's always easier to dismiss other people than to go through the awkward and time consuming process of understanding them.

People are starting to understand the other side's perspective and that's where empathy can sort of begin - once you quit judging other people but just understand where they're coming from.

Be very, very patient and very open-minded, and listen to what people have 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.

Listening is a sign of respect.

When people feel they’re heard and understood, they’ll listen.

Understanding the other person's viewpoint is the beginning of polical wisdom,

My mother always taught me to think about things from other people's perspectives and think about where they're coming from.

When you walk into those situations that have a lot of conflict in them, the first thing to do is to be present enough to allow the other person to speak first. You're not giving power away; you're actually allowing them to feel seen and understood.

I'm a pretty good listener.

We need to understand the other side to impact the other side. We become much more effective as humans and leaders when we engage in hearty conversations with those who are different from us, not necessarily to change our opinions, but to build the empathy muscle.

We should start off with the premise that people that we're disagreeing with are like ourselves. Try and work out why they think what they think.

I think I've always had that orientation to try to understand the humanity behind people with whom I disagree.

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.

When you listen with memory, you have an old agenda, and when you listen with desire, you have a new one. You can't listen to the other person if your agenda is overtaking you.

Talk to your enemies; sometimes ignorance comes from a lack of understanding.

It's important for people to, instead of automatically assuming everything the opposite side says is incorrect, you have to at least listen and see why someone might feel a certain way.

I always want to listen with an open mind.