Listening

“All man’s life among men is nothing more than a battle for the ears of others.” Milan Kundera

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” Stephen R. Covey

“A good listener is not someone who has nothing to say. A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat.” Katharine Whitehorn

“We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we speak.” Epictetus

“There’s nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different from the world inside your head.” Thornton Wilder

“The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as the art of being heard.” William Hazlitt

“Your dreaming self seeks to tell you something your waking ears will not hear.” Jacqueline Carey

“The eyes can choose where to look. But the ears cannot choose where to listen.” Ursula K. Le Guin

“I hear the chorus; it is a grand opera. Ah, this indeed is music—this suits me.” Walt Whitman

“Speak to me. I will spend my lifetime trying to understand you.” Kamand Kojouri

“The word ‘listen’ contains the same letters as the word ‘silent.’ ” Alfred Brendel

“There is a vast melody woven of a thousand voices that never leaves you and only occasionally leaves room for your solo.” Rainer Maria Rilke

“You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.” M. Scott Peck

“You can’t fake listening. It shows.” Raquel Welch

“The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.” Proverbs 18:15

“If you don’t listen to your customers, someone else will.” Sam Walton

“Listening is a primitive act of love, in which a person gives self to another’s word.” William Stringfellow

“She said the music made her wonder: Does it alter us more to be heard, or to hear?” Madeleine Thien