Accustomed to the veneer of noise, to the shibboleths of promotion, public relations, and market research, society is suspicious of read more

Accustomed to the veneer of noise, to the shibboleths of promotion, public relations, and market research, society is suspicious of those who value silence. Every person in this life has something to teach me - and as soon as I accept that, I open myself to truly listening. -John Lahr.

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

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

The first duty of love is to listen. -Paul Tillich.

The first duty of love is to listen. -Paul Tillich.

It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

It is only by closing the ears of the soul, or by listening too intently to the clamors of the read more

It is only by closing the ears of the soul, or by listening too intently to the clamors of the sense, that we become oblivious of their utterances.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

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

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

Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.

Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue.

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue.