Quotes compiled by Dr. Ted Klontz

CultivatingCommunication

Quotes to nurture and grow our ability

to listen and connect to others.

Photos and design by Sheri Reid Grant

Henry David

Thoreau

"Could a greater miracle take

place, than for us to look through

each other's eyes for an instant?”

David

Augsberger

Being heard is soclose to beingloved that for theaverage person,they are almostindistinguishable.

“Words are how we hide.”

George Carlin

“Deep listening is more than

hearing with our ears, but taking

in what is revealed in any given

moment with our BODY, our

BEING, our HEART” Susan McHenry

"Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward, and we want to sit in their radius. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand."Karl Menninger

Mark Nepo

“When we listen

with our mind, we

understand more

of life. When we

listen with our

heart, we feel

more of life.

When we listen

with our entire

being and spirit

we are transformed

and joined with

life itself.”

Simone

Weil

“Attention is the

rarest and purest

form of

generosity.”

“To effectively

communicate, we must

realize that we are all

different in the way we

perceive the world and

use this understanding

as a guide to our

communication with

others.”

Anthony Robbins

Carl Rogers

"When someone really

hears you without passing

judgment on you, without

taking responsibility for you,

without trying to mold you, it

feels damned good...when I

have been listened to and

when I have been heard, I

am able to perceive my

world in a new way and to

go on. It is astonishing how

elements which seem

insoluble become soluble

when someone listens."

“It takes two

to speak

truth – one

to speak

and another

to hear.”

Henry David

Thoreau

“To the degree I feel understood by you, is the degree to which I can hear what you have to say.”

“Have compassion for everyone you meet,

Even if they don’t want it. What seems

conceit, bad manners, or cynicism is

always a sign of things no ears have heard,

no eyes have seen. You do not know what

wars are going on down there where the

spirit meets the bone.”

Miller Williams

A fool takes no

pleasure in

understanding,

but only in

expressing

personal

opinion.

Proverbs 18:2

“Look into the depths of another’s soul and listen, not only

with our ears, but with our hearts and imagination, and our

silent love.” Joyce Kanelakos

Sarah Ban

Breathnach

“Our deepest

wishes are

whispers of

our authentic

selves. We

must learn to

respect them.

We must learn

to listen.”

George Bernard Shaw

“The single

biggest problem in

communication is

the illusion that it

has taken place.”

“I strive to understand

without judgment the way

you see the world and let

you know that.”

John Gottman

“Behind every

complaint is a

deep personal

longing.”

“When we hear the other person’s feelings and needs, we recognize our common humanity.” Marshall Rosenberg

Seth Godin

Seth Godin

“The less

people

know, the

more they

yell.”

“What we

know

matters but

who we are

matters

more.”Brené Brown

Tom Mackey

“While

PRETENDING

to be LISTENING,

I was secretly

WAITING for a

chance to TALK.”

Before we can

help, we need to

understand,

before we

understand, we

need to listen,

before we can

listen, we need

to be quiet.

Brene Brown

“A connection is the energy that exists between two people

when they feel seen, heard and valued; when they give and

receive without judgement; and when they derive sustenance

and strength from the relationship.”

“The MOSTimportant thing in

communication is

to hear what

ISN’T being

said.” Peter F. Drucker

“There is

music in

all hearts.

If we listen,

we can

hear each

other’s

song.”

Virginia Satir

“Once a human being

has arrived on this earth,

communication is the

largest single factor

determining what kinds

of relationships he

makes with others and

what happens to him in

the world about him.”

“Empathy

lies in our

ability to be

present

with

someone’

without

opinion.”

Marshall Rosenberg

Emily Dickinson

“Saying nothing…sometimes says the most.”

Courage is

what it takes

to stand up

and speak;

courage is

also what it

takes to sit

down and

listen.

Winston Churchill

“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”

“Change happens by listening and

then starting a dialog with the

people who are doing something

that you don’t think is right.”

Jane Goodall

“Most people do not listen

with the intent to understand;

they listen with the intent to

reply.”

“Most people do not listen with the

intent to understand; they listen with

the intent to reply.”

Stephen Covey