“Now before going to a party, I just tell myself to listen with affection to anyone who talks to me... to try to know them without my mind pressing against theirs, or arguing or changing the subject. No. My attitude is: "Tell me more. This person is showing me his soul. It is a little dry and meager and full of grinding talk just now, but presently he will begin to think, not just automatically to talk. He will show his true self. Then he will be wonderfully alive."”
![“If you don't listen deeply, the connection won't take place… [You have to be] willing to be changed by the person you're listening to, where you're not just waiting for a pause so you can say your thing, but you're actually letting them have an effect on you if they can.” quote by Alan Alda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1d9/alan-alda-1859_changed_if-you-don-t-listen-deeply-the-connectio_2177513.jpg)
![“[4It is hard to be carefree when you have many anxieties. But the more you have, the more necessary it is to feel carefree for a time, so that you will get some new ideas on how to deal with your anxieties.]” quote by Brenda Ueland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/459/brenda-ueland-3836_anxiety_4it-is-hard-to-be-carefree-when-you-have_51155.jpg)
