Autobiography Quote by Stephen Covey

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

— Anonymous

People don't listen to understand. They listen to reply. The collective monologue is everyone talking and no one listening.

— Stephen Covey

When we listen with the intent to understand others, rather than with the intent to reply, we begin true communication and relationship building. Opportunities…

— Stephen Covey

There are people who, instead of listening to what is being said to them, are already listening to what they are going to say…

— Albert Guinon

People don't listen, they just wait for their turn to talk.

— Chuck Palahniuk

Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply.

— Stephen Covey

There's stuff in this world, everybody pretends they understand. But we don't understand. It's important to listen.

— Barry Trotz

Listening is not merely not talking...it means taking a vigorous human interest in what is being told to us.

— Andrew Miller

Many people talk as if they have all the answers, whereas I know I don't. That's probably why no one listens to me.

— John S. Hall

People have to listen to somebody speak, that the person that you're listening to is saying the right stuff, and that's all that really…

— Damon Dash

Listening is terribly important if you want to understand anything about people. You listen to what they say and how they say it, what…

— Marge Piercy

Listening is not merely not talking, though even that is beyond most of our powers; it means taking a vigorous, human interest in what…

— Alice Duer Miller