Hans-Georg Gadamer Quotes

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

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.

We must all try to empathize before we criticize. Ask someone what's wrong before telling them they are wrong.

Good listeners believe they can learn something from everyone.

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

If you start trying to communicate ideas, I think you don't allow the audience to see themselves.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It's only through listening that you learn, and I never want to stop learning.

I love meeting new people; I think everyone has a story to tell. We should all listen sometimes.

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.

The longer we listen to one another - with real attention - the more commonality we will find in all our lives. That is, if we are careful to exchange with one another life stories and not simply opinions.

I'm a darned good listener.

But communication is two-sided - vital and profound communication makes demands also on those who are to receive it... demands in the sense of concentration, of genuine effort to receive what is being communicated.

I see only defects because I'm not following the scene as it were. I'm not following the other person. It's like the best thing to clarify this is the theater.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.

I used to not listen that much, but I've really learnt to listen to other people and to really listen to what they're saying. I've found, especially being on a film set, people have so many different stories; if you just listen, you can pick up so much stuff. I try to listen as much as I can.

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

With any work worth its salt, you have to trust the author enough to take its measure. And if you apply too many preconceptions, you are not taking its measure.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.