Keyword: Listening
If you think communication is all talking, you haven't been listening.
(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist
Kids, just because I don't care doesn't mean I'm not listening.
cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)
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 opposite of talking isn't listening; the opposite of talking is waiting.
(1950 – ) writer & humorist
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
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
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