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title: "8 Questions Listen Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Questions Listen quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Questions Listen sayings and thoughts."
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> [Ask dumb questions and listen quietly for the answers. That's a wisdom stair climber.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-gutfeld/ask-dumb-questions-and-listen-quietly-for-the-answers-that-s-a-wisdom/)

[Greg Gutfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-gutfeld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/greg-gutfeld-1129_answers_ask-dumb-questions-and-listen-quietly-fo_485592.png)

> [Get the facts. Ask questions and listen intently to the answers before responding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-tracy/get-the-facts-ask-questions-and-listen-intently-to-the-answers-before/)

[Brian Tracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-tracy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a50/brian-tracy-216_answer_get-the-facts-ask-questions-and-listen-i_497247.jpg)

> [I don't know what a softball question is. All I know is I have no agenda. I ask short questions, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/i-don-t-know-what-a-softball-question-is-all-i-know-is-i-have-no/)

[Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc2/larry-king-7288_question_i-don-t-know-what-a-softball-question-is_992759.png)

> [“Successful selling begins with listening. Your job when you are in front of the prospect is to ask questions and then listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-helbig/successful-selling-begins-with-listening-your-job-when-you-are-in/)

[Diane Helbig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-helbig/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a5/diane-helbig-109116_ask-questions_successful-selling-begins-with-listening_1074452.jpg)

> [“Most people only ask questions so they can listen to themselves talk. Or hear something they are able to cope with, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-george/most-people-only-ask-questions-so-they-can-listen-to-themselves-talk/)

[Nina George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-george/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fb/nina-george-8478_ask-questions_most-people-only-ask-questions-so-they-c_1409603.jpg)

> [It is where we embrace our questions. . . . Can we listen with our whole beings, not just our minds, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-tempest-williams/it-is-where-we-embrace-our-questions-can-we-listen-with-our-whole/)

[Terry Tempest Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-tempest-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/terry-tempest-williams-835_attention_it-is-where-we-embrace-our-questions-can_1929189.png)

> [As a leader, it is often better to ask the right questions and listen than to have all the answers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-s-kaplan/as-a-leader-it-is-often-better-to-ask-the-right-questions-and-listen/)

[Robert S. Kaplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-s-kaplan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe0/robert-s-kaplan-14993_leader_as-a-leader-it-is-often-better-to-ask-th_2401068.png)

> [You have to ask a lot of questions and listen to people, but eventually, you have to go by your own instincts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-kerkorian/you-have-to-ask-a-lot-of-questions-and-listen-to-people-but/)

[Kirk Kerkorian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-kerkorian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da5/kirk-kerkorian-45423_ask_you-have-to-ask-a-lot-of-questions-and-l_2952346.png)

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