Dale Carnegie Quotes

You cannot talk to people successfully if they think you are not interested in what they have to say or you have no respect for them.

When you are truly interested in other people, you will learn what they are interested in and if they have a need for your product. If they like you, and most people like folks who take an interest in them, they'll help you find people who do need what you have to sell, even if they don't.

When you ask people questions about what they've done, not only do you get knowledge, but they like you because people like to be asked questions about what they've done and talk to someone who's interested in them.

I definitely learned a lot about how to be more communicative with my crews.

One can win the attention and time and cooperation of even the most sought-after people by becoming genuinely interested in them.

Some of the most successful people managers are also the best listeners.

Sometimes listening itself may not be enough-some people must be prodded if you are to find out what they're thinking.

The greatest communication skill is paying value to others.

Gary Cooper - the greatest listener in the world! And he used to answer in kind, which is wonderful because you don't see that anymore. People don't listen. They really don't.

Relational skills are the most important abilities in leadership.

Believe it or not, there are interesting elements in everyone. So, if I can't talk to everybody for at least 7 to 10 minutes, then I'm in the wrong profession.

Communication is the ability to ensure that people understand not only what you say but also what you mean. It is also the ability to listen to and understand others. Developing both of these aspects of communication takes a lot of time, patience, and hard work.

Listen twice as much as you speak.

Listen more often than you speak.

Bill Clinton was effective because he had that personal relationship, that this was a guy who had tremendous curiosity, which is another one of the key attributes. And he had the ability - his mind was - his mind and his heart were very well-connected. And so he genuinely empathized.

Most of the successful people I know mostly listen, not talk.

Empathetic people are superb at recognizing and meeting the needs of clients, customers, or subordinates. They seem approachable, wanting to hear what people have to say. They listen carefully, picking up on what people are truly concerned about, and respond on the mark.

In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.

When people respond too quickly, they often respond to the wrong issue. Listening helps us focus on the heart of the conflict. When we listen, understand, and respect each other's ideas, we can then find a solution in which both of us are winners.

The learned person who only talks will never Penetrate to the inner heart of humans.

I really believe being a good listener is important for anybody, and particularly for somebody who wants to be a leader.

I learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you're supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.

Is listening important? I can't think of a single walk of life where it wouldn't be.

Atticus had said it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested in, not about what you were interested in.

Instead of considering that the worst way to persuade or please others is to try thus strongly to please ourselves, and that to listen well and to answer well are some of the greatest charms we can have in conversation.