I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking.
Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.
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Roy T. Bennett
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, alistening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, allof which have the potential to turn a life around.
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Leo Buscaglia
The more you talk about them, the more important they will feel. The more you listen to them, the more important you will make them feel.
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Roy T. Bennett
The word 'listen' contains the same letters as the word 'silent'.
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Alfred Brendel
To assess the quality of thoughts of people, don't listen to their words, but watch their actions.
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Amit Kalantri
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