"Once again I stopped listening to the news this week."

Donella Meadows, American Environmentalist

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"Heed Your Speed. Are you a fast or a slow talker? Be mindful towards the person with whom you are speaking to ensure that your message is being comprehended, understood, and absorbed. If they are listening at a slower rate than you are speaking, disconnect can occur."

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"He knew most men only heard what they wanted to hear, and he had no desire to be like most men."

Dan Groat, American Author

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"She couldn't have told you whether it was because she was afraid, or because such a voice in the darkness seemed of necessity a boon; but she listened to him as she had never listened before; his words dropped deep into her soul."

Henry James, American Writer

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"How often have I noticed or, indeed, listened to him? We talk, but do I actually listen, or is our conversation mainly a question of my waiting for him to stop and for it to be my turn to say something? For how many of us is that what conversation means - the setting up of our lines?"

Alexander McCall Smith, British Author

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"Learn to listen, not just hear. Listening is an art."

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"The key to good listening isn't technique, it's desire. Until we truly want to understand the other person, we'll never listen well."

Steve Goodier, American Writer

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