Keyword: Listening
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
If you lend someone an ear, don’t expect to be repaid with interest.
fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine
Tonight I’m going to listen with my ears.
(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist
A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him.
(1923 – 1964) Irish poet, short story writer, novelist & playwright
There are some experiences in life which should not be demanded twice from any man, and one of them is listening to the Brahms Requiem.
(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist
The reason most people talk to themselves is because they’re often the only ones who will listen.
fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine
If you think communication is all talking, you haven't been listening.
(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist
Bore: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
The opposite of talking isn't listening; the opposite of talking is waiting.
(1950 – ) writer & humorist
If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient; it may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.
fictional character from the book series by A. A. Milne
A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat.
(1928 – ) British journalist, writer & columnist
I'm always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I'm listening to it.
(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author
No man ever listened himself out of a job.
(1872 – 1933) 30th U.S. president
If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized.
(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet
You sit there and you talk about yourself for an hour straight, and the other person listens to everything you say; it's like I'm the guy on a date.
(1964 – ) Canadian stand-up comedian, actress & television host