Keyword: Listening

If you think communication is all talking, you haven't been listening.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

The older I grow the more I listen to people who don’t talk much.

Kids, just because I don't care doesn't mean I'm not listening.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him.

(1923 – 1964) Irish poet, short story writer, novelist & playwright

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

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 opposite of talking isn't listening; the opposite of talking is waiting.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

Everybody lies; but it doesn't matter since nobody listens.

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

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

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

Gentlemen, listen to me slowly.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

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

Tonight I’m going to listen with my ears.

(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist

The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

(1872 – 1933) 30th U.S. president

Bore: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter since nobody listens.