Listening Quote by John Green

“listening quietly" was my general social strategy.”

— John Green

I knew people were talking, but I wasn't listening. I wasn't interested in anything anyone had to say.

— Michael Thomas Ford

I learnt silence from the talkative

— Khalil Gibran

It occurred to me that everyone’s story matters to themselves, so the more I listened, the more she wanted to talk.

— Miranda July

I was quiet. If I really wanted to say something, I would. I just wasn't interested in saying anything.

— Nelsan Ellis

Listening is a positive act: you have to put yourself out to do it.

— David Hockney

Just because I didn't do what you told me, doesn't mean I wasn't listening to you!

— Hank Ketcham

What good was speaking when I'd determined none of the world listened to one another, especially not when a woman was speaking.

— Leanna Renee Hieber

She said nothing, and Sir Andrew, too, was silent, yet those two young people understood one another, as young people have a way of…

— Baroness Orczy

It was too important a matter, this talking to people, and listening to them, to do it lightly or often.

— Robin McKinley

When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily acquired the art of…

— Adelbert von Chamisso

Mama says it's okay to be on the quiet side—if quiet means you're listening, watching, taking it all in.

— Jacqueline Woodson