Communication Quote by John Steinbeck

And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.

— 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

“And, of course, people are only interested in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen. And I here…

— John Steinbeck

“No story lives unless someone wants to listen.”

— J.K. Rowling

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

“If a story is not about the hearer he [or she] will not listen . . . A great lasting story is about everyone…

— John Steinbeck

The storyteller makes no choice, soon you will not hear his voice, his job is to shed light, and not to master

— Robert Hunter

“A story isn't a good one unless it has a good listener”

— Antonia Michaelis

At the end of the day, you have a side of the story that needs to be heard, too.

— Rico Nasty

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

— Dean Baquet

It's important to tell your story. It's important to listen.

— Francesca Lia Block

Almost everybody will listen to you when you tell your own story.

— Billy Graham