Sarah Ferguson Quotes

All my life I've been interested in other people's stories. I wanted to know them, understand them, feel them.

My favorite part is being engaged with somebody's story and life, and getting a laugh with people I have a tremendous amount of respect for or not, and being challenged by the immediacy of conversation.

Talking to people and hearing their stories, you learn a lot.

Are people drawn to each other because of the stories they carry inside?

For me, storytelling is all about how we learn about each other. I'm so curious about people, what makes them tick, why they are who they are, and how we all relate to each other, despite the fact that we may not think that we do.

I've just found the stories of the people I'm talking to much more interesting than my reactions to them.

Stories turn anonymous strangers into people who matter.

I am a curious person and, believe it or not, I really do like to sit back and listen to people's stories.

People like to know you're listening, and something as simple as a clarification question shows not only that you are listening but that you also care about what they're saying. You'll be surprised how much respect and appreciation you gain just by asking good questions.

I think as a kid I always liked to listen to people. I loved hearing stories.

I think, when I meet a person, in general, it's not my habit to conclude anything about people. Not completely. Even people you know well constantly remain open.

People just love stories.

If there was one key to happiness in love and life and possibly even success, it would be to go into each conversation you have with this commandment to yourself front and foremost in your mind, 'Just Listen' and be more interested than interesting, more fascinated than fascinating, and more adoring than adorable.

The best way to understand another person's religion is to listen to the story of what particular practices helped them to deepen and to embody their religion, especially its spirituality.

Unless you can be in a place yourself and go through the subject of your story yourself, the next best thing is not to read a book about it, or see a movie about it, it's to talk to the people who've been there.

I'm trying to capture something more fragile than a regular story. I love what people bring me.

You want to be interesting? Be interested.

Human beings. People's stories. That's really what gets me excited.

It's important to tell your story. It's important to listen.

Everybody has their story to tell.

This human condition and people's stories. That's what I love. The other thing is traveling.

To connect to people at the deepest level, you need stories.

Frankly, there isn't anyone you couldn't learn to love once you've heard their story.

If you put your personal stories out there people always connect.

I believe sharing stories and experiences is the best way to teach people to empathize!