Russell M. Nelson Quotes

Politeness decrees that you must listen to be kind; intelligence decrees that you must listen to learn.

I would just like a woman someday, somewhere, at some point in my life to say to me, 'You're a great listener.' Haven't heard it yet, and that's a superior compliment to get from a woman. But I'm going to work on it.

You don't always necessarily see eye to eye with the people that you are getting married into you, so you really have to learn to open your mind, open your heart and be super compassionate about other people's points of view, faith and opinions.

I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.

It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to venture to instruct, even our friends.

What a different world this would be if people would listen to those who know more and not merely try to get something from those who have more.

I love human beings. I believe that there is so much to learn from every person you meet, including a child.

When you talk, you only talk about something that you already know. But when you listen, you can learn something you don’t know.

My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.

If you talk, you only repeat something that you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something that you don't know.

Listening is everything. Listening is the whole deal. That's what I think. And I mean that in terms of before you work, after you work, in between work, with your children, with your husband, with your friends, with your mother, with your father. It's everything. And it's where you learn everything.

What I've come to know is that in life, it's not always the questions we ask, but rather our ability to hear the answers that truly enriches our understanding. Never, never stop learning.

For me, romance isn't an over-the-top act. It's someone offering to help and to support me. Or if that person thinks I'm making the wrong decision, he'll tell me. I want him to be honest, because being that honest takes a lot of guts.

A man doesn't have to have all the answers; children will teach him how to parent them, and in the process will teach him everything he needs to know about life.

I think the greatest challenge between child and parent is communication.

You always have something to learn from people who have been through more than you. Be open and receptive to what they know.

The best proof of love is trust.

My wife Patrice, in addition to being enormously supportive, has taught me a lot about life. She might argue it's because I have so much to learn. One of the most important things I've learned is the art of listening.

Children need explanations and they deserve explanations.

As soon as you think you know someone else's truth better than they do, you are in deep water.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

I think it's important to understand the concrete ways things work and to respect that. But some things shouldn't be explained, and you have to respect that, too.

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.

The beauty of social awareness is that a few simple adjustments to what you say can vastly improve your relationships with other people.

Everybody's a teacher if you listen.