65 Inspirational Quotes on Active Listening (LEADERSHIP)

Top 12 Most Famous Quotes About Active Listening (BEST)

“Of all the skills of leadership, listening is the most valuable — and one of the least understood. Most captains of industry listen only sometimes, and they remain ordinary leaders. But a few, the great ones, never stop listening. That’s how they get word before anyone else of unseen problems and opportunities.”
Peter Nulty

To say that a person feels listened to means a lot more than just their ideas get heard. It's a sign of respect. It makes people feel valued. - Deborah Tannen — To say that a person feels listened to means a lot more than just their ideas get heard. It’s a sign of **respect**. It makes people feel valued. – Deborah Tannen

Listening is an art that requires attention over talent, spirit over ego, others over self. - Dean Jackson — Listening is an art that requires attention over **talent**, spirit over ego, others over self. – Dean Jackson

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. - Ernest Hemingway — I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. – **Ernest Hemingway**

“I only wish I could find an institute that teaches people how to listen. Business people need to listen at least as much as they need to talk. Too many people fail to realize that real communication goes in both directions.”
Lee Iacocca

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. - Stephen R. Covey — Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. – **Stephen R. Covey**

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time. - George W. Bush — Leadership to me means **duty**, **honor**, country. It means **character**, and it means listening from **time** to time. – George W. Bush

One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say. - Bryant H. McGill — One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say. – **Bryant H. McGill**

“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.”
Roy T. Bennett

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk. - Doug Larson — **Wisdom** is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d have preferred to talk. – Doug Larson

I remind myself every morning Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening. - Larry King — I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I’m going to **learn**, I must do it by listening. – **Larry King**

“The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say. It’s terribly important for everyone to get involved. Our best ideas come from clerks and stockboys.”
Sam Walton

20 Wise Quotes About Active Listening (WISDOM)

“You have to be willing sometimes to listen to some remarkable bad opinions. Because if you say to someone, ‘That’s the silliest thing I’ve ever heard; get on out of here!’ — then you’ll never get anything out of that person again, and you might as well have a puppet on a string or a robot.”
John Bryan

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time. - M. Scott Peck — You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time. – M. Scott Peck

Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking. - Bernard Baruch — Most of the **successful** people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking. – Bernard Baruch

If you make listening and observation your occupation, you will gain much more than you can by talk. - Robert Baden-Powell — If you make listening and observation your occupation, you will gain much more than you can by talk. – Robert Baden-Powell

“To learn through listening, practice it naively and actively. Naively means that you listen openly, ready to learn something, as opposed to listening defensively, ready to rebut. Listening actively means you acknowledge what you heard and act accordingly.”
Betsy Sanders

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said. - Peter Drucker — The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said. – Peter Drucker

The word listen contains the same letters as the word silent. - Alfred Brendel — The word listen contains the same letters as the word silent. – Alfred Brendel

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less. - Diogenes — We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less. – **Diogenes**

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen. - Ernest Hemingway — When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen. – **Ernest Hemingway**

Everything in writing begins with language. Language begins with listening. - Jeanette Winterson — Everything in **writing** begins with language. Language begins with listening. – Jeanette Winterson

The most basic of all human needs is to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them. - Ralph Nichols — The most basic of all human needs is to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them. – Ralph Nichols

The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success. - James Cash Penney — The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success. – James Cash Penney

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. - Winston Churchill — **Courage** is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. – **Winston Churchill**

I listened more than I studied, therefore little by little my knowledge and ability were developed. - Joseph Haydn — I listened more than I studied, therefore little by little my **knowledge** and ability were developed. – Joseph Haydn

Listening is about being present, not just about being quiet. - Krista Tippett — Listening is about being present, not just about being quiet. – Krista Tippett

There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak. - Simon Sinek — There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak. – **Simon Sinek**

The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people. - Woodrow Wilson — The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people. – **Woodrow Wilson**

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. - Jimi Hendrix — Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. – **Jimi Hendrix**

I'm not afraid of confrontation. It doesn't have to be an argument. We all have a voice. And they are all worth listening to. - Adam Goodes — I’m not afraid of confrontation. It doesn’t have to be an argument. We all have a voice. And they are all worth listening to. – Adam Goodes

Part of being successful is about asking questions and listening to the answers. - Anne Burrell — Part of being successful is about asking questions and listening to the answers. – Anne Burrell

15 Motivational Quotes to Improve Your Listening Skills

“Not everyone with a problem needs you to solve it. Sometimes all a person needs is to feel like they’ve been heard. Listening without judging can be more effective than injecting your opinions or trying to solve a problem that doesn’t have an easy answer.”
Zero Dean

Listening doesn't always equate to hearing. Hearing doesn't always lead to understanding but active listening helps each person truly see the other. - Sanjo Jendayi — Listening doesn’t always equate to hearing. Hearing doesn’t always lead to understanding but active listening helps each person truly ‘see’ the other. – Sanjo Jendayi

Silence is like white space in design, it surrounds what's important! - Kate Murphy — Silence is like white space in design, it surrounds what’s important! – Kate Murphy

Reflective listening reinforces that you have been actively listening. - Asa Don Brown — Reflective listening reinforces that you have been actively listening. – Asa Don Brown

“Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn.”
Alice Miller

Listen with the will to learn. - Unarine Ramaru — Listen with the will to learn. – Unarine Ramaru

When we listen, we hear someone into existence. - Laurie Buchanan, PhD — When we listen, we hear someone into existence. – Laurie Buchanan, PhD

Listen with your eyes as well as your ears. - Graham Speechley — Listen with your eyes as well as your ears. – Graham Speechley

Listening is an effect. Communication is cause. - Meir Ezra — Listening is an effect. Communication is cause. – Meir Ezra

The art of conversation lies in listening. - Malcolm Forbes — The art of conversation lies in listening. – **Malcolm Forbes**

“Effective listening is more than simply avoiding the bad habit of interrupting others while they are speaking or finishing their sentences. It’s being content to listen to the entire thought of someone rather than waiting impatiently for your chance to respond.”
Richard Carlson

Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the thing you can't hear, and not bothering. - A. A. Milne — Don’t underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the thing you can’t hear, and not bothering. – **A. A. Milne**

Listening is being able to be changed by the other person. - Alan Alda — Listening is being able to be **changed** by the other person. – Alan Alda

You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen – not just money but respect. - Harvey Mackay — You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen – not just **money** but respect. – **Harvey Mackay**

Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.

10 Enriching Quotes that Emphasize the Importance of Active Listening

“Active listening is not only a matter of making yourself available to hear someone talk, but it is showing the sender, physically, that you are receiving and understanding their message on all levels.”
Susan C. Young

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new. - Dalai Lama — When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new. – **Dalai Lama**

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure. - Henri Nouwen — Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure. – Henri Nouwen

“Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows?”
Joel Osteen

Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right. - Jane Goodall — Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t **believe** is right. – Jane Goodall

Listening is a positive act you have to put yourself out to do it. - David Hockney — Listening is a positive act: you have to put yourself out to do it. – David Hockney

When we invest in active listening, the dividend is an expanded capacity for compassion. - Laurie Buchanan — When we invest in active listening, the dividend is an expanded **capacity** for **compassion**. – Laurie Buchanan

Just the act of listening means more than you can imagine. - Bob Nelson — Just the act of listening means more than you can imagine. – **Bob Nelson**

Man's inability to communicate is a result of his failure to listen effectively. - Carl Rogers — Man’s inability to communicate is a result of his failure to listen effectively. – **Carl Rogers**

Listening to others viewpoints may reveal the one thing needed to complete your goals. - D. Ridgley — Listening to others viewpoints may reveal the one thing needed to complete your goals. – D. Ridgley

8 Powerful Quotes on Active Listening that Will Help You Cultivate Deeper Relationships with Others

“Sometimes all a person wants is an empathetic ear; all he or she needs is to talk it out. Just offering a listening ear and an understanding heart for his or her suffering can be a big comfort.”
Roy T. Bennett

There is as much wisdom in listening as there is in speaking--and that goes for all relationships, not just romantic ones. - Daniel Dae Kim — There is as much wisdom in listening as there is in speaking–and that goes for all **relationships**, not just romantic ones. – Daniel Dae Kim

The first duty of love is to listen. - Paul Tillich — The first duty of **love** is to listen. – Paul Tillich

“Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening. You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty his heart.”
Thich Nhat Hanh

Listening is an attitude of the heart, a genuine desire to be with another which both attracts and heals. - L. J. Isham — Listening is an **attitude** of the heart, a genuine desire to be with another which both attracts and heals. – L. J. Isham

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are, and then wait to hear the answer. - Ed Cunningham — **Friends** are those rare people who ask how we are, and then wait to hear the answer. – Ed Cunningham

“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.”
Karl A. Menniger

“Diplomacy is listening to what the other guy needs. Preserving your own position, but listening to the other guy. You have to develop relationships with other people so when the tough times come, you can work together.”
Colin Powell