Thomas Sadoski Quotes

You want to talk to someone; first open your ears.

Listen if you want to be heard

People love to talk but hate to listen.

Listen twice as much as you speak.

I get tired of talking when I want to be silent.

"You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen - not just money, but respect.

I used to say that interviewing others was perhaps the way I could stop talking and start listening. It's a kind of enforced silence.

If we were meant to talk more than listen, we would have two mouths and one ear.

I'm intrigued that the same letters from the alphabet are used in the word silent and in the word listen. Perhaps it's evidence that the most important part of listening involves remaining silent.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

I don't usually have time for TV. When I get home at night, I just want to fall asleep.

When I rest, I can talk. When I don't rest, I can't talk.

If God had wanted us to talk more than listen, he would have given us two mouths rather than two ears.

People who don't listen make me annoyed. That's the normal stuff, isn't it?

I always tell kids, you have two eyes and one mouth. Keep two open and one closed. You never learn anything if you're the one talking.

Sometimes you have to be silent to be heard.

The sheer act of listening speaks volumes that even a great speech can't communicate.

The key ingredient in family communication is listening, really listening.

If you want to be a good conversationalist, be a good listener. To be interesting, be interested.

Skillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis.

When you speak words that are relevant to people, they automatically shut up and you know you are in the presence of some very magical words. It's a gift when someone can listen and be quiet and not interrupt.

Listening is as important as talking. If you're a good listener, people often compliment you for being a good conversationalist.

We hear nothing so clearly as what comes out of silence.

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.

if you want someone to stop listening to you go ahead and yell. If you want them to listen to every word, whisper. -Mimi