Daisy Fuentes Quotes

The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.

You can't fake listening. It shows.

Whomever you're going to interview, you have to be interested in what it is you want to know from them. You have to be interested in the subject.

When you meet people, show real appreciation, then genuine curiosity.

Someone once told me be interested, not interesting - that really clicked for me.

There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.

Tone is often the most important part of a conversation - and listening is so much more important than what you say.

This is the first lesson for writers - or anyone - who conducts interviews: If you want someone to talk, you've got to know how to listen. And good listening is a surprisingly active process. The interviewee is your focus of attention; you are there to hear what he says and thinks, exclusively.

[John F.] Kennedy was a great listener. As he listened his eyes got larger, and he looked at you, and you knew you had been looked at and listened to.

I was always more interested in asking people about themselves than I was telling them about me.

I try to ask a question rather than give a speech.

Be more interested than interesting.

You should focus on being more interested than interesting.

You have to be interested. If you're not interested, you can't be interesting.

It's better to be interested than interesting.

A good listener is usually thinking about something else.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Good listeners have a huge advantage. For one, when they engage in conversation, they make people 'feel' heard. They 'feel' that someone really understands their wants, needs and desires. And for good reason; a good listener does care to understand.

The most important thing to do is really listen.

I'm definitely a people person. I love socializing and being around people and having a good conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

My basic approach to interviewing is to ask the basic questions that might even sound naive, or not intellectual. Sometimes when you ask the simple questions like 'Who are you?' or 'What do you do?' you learn the most.

When I sit and talk with a person, I'm not always paying attention. I'm looking at the person and saying, 'What is it about his or her life that appeals to me?'

If you're doing an interview, you need conversational tension. After you talk to them, you're not going to have a relationship with them, they're not going to like you, they're not going to be your friend.

I'm quite good, though I say it myself, at making strangers feel at ease.