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

Diogenes of Sinope

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

Thich Nhat Hanh

"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

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

Dean Jackson

"The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them."

Ralph Nichols

"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

"Listen carefully. The answers to our deepest questions are often whispered."

Wayne Gerard Trotman

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

Catherine Doherty

"The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said."

Peter F. Drucker

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

Krista Tippett

"There's a lot of difference between listening and hearing."

G. K. Chesterton