People Quote by John Steinbeck

If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about…

— John Steinbeck

A story, after all, does not only belong to the one who is telling it. It belongs, in equal measure, to the one who…

— Michelle Richmond

Thinking that your story is so interesting that other people will want to listen to it or read it or pay to hear it,…

— Anthony Bourdain

People love stories and the more you can give information and knowledge and even wisdom through a story, the more likely you are to…

— Deepak Chopra

People tell stories and it's up to those who listen whether to believe or not." "Shouldn't the storyteller believe it." "The storyteller should tell…

— Cecelia Ahern

Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens, we find it easier to deal with our circumstances.

— Margaret J. Wheatley

Nothing requires so little mental effort as to narrate or follow a story. Hence everybody tells stories and the readers of stories outnumber all…

— John Lancaster Spalding

Listening to others does not mean you should sound like them; find your own voice by telling stories as authentically as possible.

— Carmen Agra Deedy

You have to figure out who the right person is to tell the story. And often, people who are very self-aware will only sound…

— Ann Beattie

The true character of a person is revealed not by what they say for all to hear, but by what they say when they…

— Nishan Panwar

Everyone has a story if you just listen and shut up.

— Dean Baquet

I'm not a good storyteller - I much prefer to be with people who are chatty, to have the luxury of listening.

— Conor McPherson