"Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity."

Roy T. Bennett

"There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen."

Jalal ad-Din Rumi

"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens."

Jimi Hendrix

"The word 'listen' contains the same letters as the word 'silent'."

Alfred Brendel

"Listening is where love begins: listening to ourselves and then to our neighbors."

Fred Rogers

"Listening is about being present, not just about being quiet."

Krista Tippett

"With the gift of listening comes the gift of healing."

Catherine Doherty

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word... all of which have the potential to turn a life around."

Leo Buscaglia

"Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply."

Stephen R. Covey

"Listening is an art that requires attention over talent, spirit over ego, others over self. "

Dean Jackson

"When you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it. "

Jiddu Krishnamurti

"Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person."

Thich Nhat Hanh