Kiana Tom Quotes

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

When you handle yourself, use your head; when you handle others, use your heart.

Having two ears and one tongue, we should listen twice as much as we speak.

I just want to be more willing to listen to many people and be cautious about what I'm doing.

Be very, very patient and very open-minded, and listen to what people have to say.

The wise man... if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear.

Any one who wants to live in peace and freedom will be to live by toil, demonstration of high levels of discipline and tolerance for one another.

If you want to get along with somebody, let them be right, and it will last longer.

The single most important key to success is to be a good listener.

A willingness to practice patience. Patience in communication is that certain ingredient of conduct we hope others will exhibit toward us when we fail to measure up. Our own patience is developed when we are patient with others.

As Christians we need to be patient, understanding, and kind. Instead of going on the attack, we can ask genuine questions. Instead of bristling when our narrative is summarily dismissed, we can carefully explain our way of seeing things. And when we are wrong, we won't be afraid to say so.

I was trying to be very at ease in this arrogant person, and very worldly, but something human came into the part. I hate to say that. I wanted to be totally worldly.

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

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.

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

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.

Maids in India have egos. Big egos. They do not like being spoken to curtly, and they do not like to be abruptly instructed by a woman they do not know. They come with the feeling that they already know everything. So while training them to do things your way, speak gently, and when they do it right, appreciate it.

I try to teach my kids to be open.

Being a good neighbour is about compassion, which is as warm-blooded as justice is cool-headed.

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.

I want there to be a level of respect between everybody.

To be social is to be forgiving.

One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others.

But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions.

I have to ask Allah's forgiveness and not get angry, because they come to me out of love, and it's not fitting that I should turn to them in hatred.