Keyword: Listening
If you think communication is all talking, you haven't been listening.
(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist
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
When you talk to him, he looks at you and grins and grins and nods and nods and appears to be the world's best listener, until you realize he is not listening at all.
(1933 – ) television & radio host
No man ever listened himself out of a job.
(1872 – 1933) 30th U.S. president
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
A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat.
(1928 – ) British journalist, writer & columnist
Tonight I’m going to listen with my ears.
(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist
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
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
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
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
Kids, just because I don't care doesn't mean I'm not listening.
cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)
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
Yeah I called her up, she gave me a bunch of crap about me not listening to her, or something, I don’t know, I wasn’t really paying attention.
(1955 – ) American actor, musician & playwright