Yitzhak Rabin Quotes

Try to do your best to look people in the eye and talk to them without a gadget being in between you all the time.

There is so much to be learned from listening to people's hopes, frustrations, and points of view

So I'm sorry, I'm going to continue to talk to the people, because I do believe that if they get to know you and what you are as a human being, they can more appreciate what you are as a performer.

We need to learn to observe and listen to people more to get to know them.

I'm the biggest fan of face-to-face communication.

People love to talk but hate to listen.

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

When we come to the table, we shouldn't negotiate right away. We should spend time walking together, eating together, making acquaintance, telling each other about our own suffering, without blame or condemnation. It takes maybe one, two, three weeks to do that. And if communication and understanding are possible, negotiation will be easier. So if I am to organize a peace negotiation, I will organize it in that way.

What people really want, no matter who they are, is someone to listen to them. ... people have a lot on their minds, however trivial, and if you're simply willing to sit there like a sack of dirt and let them yammer, they will tell it to you.

I have spent many years trying to recover a common language, one that can cross the distance between people.

People always say 'They [teens] need a good talking to.' I've never agreed with that. A kid needs a good listening to.

The more people see that they are being understood, they become more motivated to understand your point of view.

The best way to establish rapport with people and to win them over to your side is to be truly interested in them, to listen with the intention of really learning about them. When the person feels that you are really interested in getting to know them and their feelings, they will open up to you and share their true feelings with you much more quickly.

Listening is where love begins: listening to ourselves and then to our neighbors.

Many people are looking for an ear that will listen. They do not find it among Christians, because these Christians are talking where they should be listening.

Many people may listen, but few people actually hear.

Talk in terms of the other person's interests.

Instead of talking in the hope that people will listen, try listening in the hope that people will talk.

Understanding people certainly impacts your ability to communicate with others.

I’ve learnt to listen. I don’t think I always did listen. Not just in plays, but in life. And you have to hear what people are saying before you can respond.

I think listening to people is helpful.

You can't have people listen to you unless you come to their world and then bring them to yours.

Here's what I would want for humanity, because this is what I have come to see is true: it's so simple when we listen to people.

The ability to understand the people you’re dealing with is practical. Leading with respect and curiosity is practical. ... At the center of every healthy family, organization, and nation is a core humanistic skill: the capacity to see others deeply, to understand them, and to make them feel seen, heard, and understood.

Seek first to understand, then to be understood.