Communication Quote by Ziad K. Abdelnour

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

— Anonymous

“Listen to understand rather than listen to respond.”

— Barack Obama

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

— Stephen Covey

“Refusal to listen isn’t enough of a response.”

— Mhairi McFarlane

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. They're either speaking or preparing to speak.…

— Stephen Covey

“If you already know what your response will be before you've heard what the other person has said, you are not listening.”

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

“Just because someone doesn't respond...doesn't mean they are not Listening.”

— M (Michelle) Carithers

“We need not reply or even listen to people who are talking about—not to—us.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Listen, not to answer, but to understand.”

— Matthew Pollard

Dont listen with the intent to reply. Hear what is being said with the intent to understand

— Bakare

“Replies don't matter unless we have actual conversation though. Like, wouldn't you rather be understood than acknowledged”

— Patrick Stump

“They don’t want people to listen, they want people to agree,” I reply. “And you shouldn’t bully people into agreeing with you.”

— Veronica Roth