Wayne Dyer Quotes

If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.

I like to think that I'm nonjudgmental, that I can listen and be engaged by almost anything.

Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen.

When people feel they’re heard and understood, they’ll listen.

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

Listening is much more than allowing another to talk while waiting for a chance to respond. Listening is paying full attention to others and welcoming them into our very beings. The beauty of listening is that those who are listened to start feeling accepted, start taking our words more seriously and discovering their true selves.

Here's the thing: When you become brilliant at listening, people feel that you care about them. When they feel you care about them, they begin to care about you. And when people care about you, your success becomes a part of how they define their success.

People will feel safer around you and speak truthfully to you when they feel you are listening intently to them.

If there's one thing I've learned about women, which I try to pass on to my boys, it's listening. Listen to the other side of the story first.

Listen more than you talk.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?

Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference.

One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak.

You can win more friends with your ears than with your mouth. People who feel like they're being listened to feel accepted and appreciated. They feel like they're being taken seriously and what they say really matters.

I'm a darned good listener.

Children don't need much advice but they really do need to be listened to and not just with half an ear.

Listening is a sign of respect.

She was a genius at listening.

In order to practice dialogue, you need to be able to set aside your assumptions and try to listen more than you want to talk. It's not always politically correct to be able to do that, but it can give you a better sense of the reality.

You really have to listen and be vulnerable and open to the other actors and the environment.

Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough. Not only have I found that when I talk to the little flower or to the little peanut they will give up their secrets, but I have found that when I silently commune with people, they give up their secrets also - if you love them enough.

I don't really have a mantra when it comes to relationships. For me, listening is key. Clarity is so important.

I think people are willing to talk about anything if you come to it with kindness.