Doors Quote by Ethel Smyth

Most people have to talk so they won't hear.

— May Sarton

People, by and large, would rather be talking than listening.

— Mike Nichols

There are always more people who prefer to speak than to listen.

— Paul Dirac

I think there's a lot of power in listening to one person talking to you. And this should never be underestimated.One person sitting and…

— Garrison Keillor

Why wouldn't I like to walk into a room full of people who are dying to hear everything I say?

— Robert Picardo

I have come to the conclusion that it is better to be silent than to speak.

— Vaslav Nijinsky

Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better for the world if they talked more and did…

— W. Somerset Maugham

I wish people would listen as much as they talk.

— Ewshy

It's good for the soul to hear yourself as others hear you, and next time maybe, just maybe, you will not talk so much,…

— Russell Baker

There is a time to speak and a time to listen, and sometimes people need to shut up.

— David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes

When one is silent, those around speak even more.

— Melina Marchetta

I think people react so strongly to hearing the human voice, you can't give them too much of it or else they want it…

— Chris Thile