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1 Cultivating Communication Quotes to nurture and grow our ability to listen and connect to others. Quotes compiled by Dr. Ted Klontz Photos and design by Sheri Reid Grant

2 "Could a greater miracle take place, than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant? Henry David Thoreau

4 David Augsberger Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.

5 Words are how we hide. George Carlin

6 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

7 "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

8 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. Mark Nepo

9 Simone Weil Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

10 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.

11 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."

12 Henry David Thoreau It takes two to speak truth one to speak and another to hear.

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

14 Miller Williams 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.

15 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing personal opinion. Proverbs 18:2

16 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

17 Sarah Ban Breathnach Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen.

18 George Bernard Shaw The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

19 I strive to understand without judgment the way you see the world and let you know that.

20 Behind every complaint is a deep personal longing. John Gottman

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

22 Seth Godin The less people know, the Seth Godin more they yell.

24 What we know matters but who we are matters more. Brené Brown

25 Tom Mackey While PRETENDING to be LISTENING, I was secretly WAITING for a chance to TALK.

26 Before we can help, we need to understand, before we understand, we need to listen, before we can listen, we need to be quiet.

valued; when they give and receive without judgement;

27 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.

28 The MOST important thing in communication is to hear what ISN T being said. Peter F. Drucker

29 There is music in all hearts. If we listen, we can hear each other s song.

30 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.

31 Empathy lies in our ability to be present with someone without opinion. Marshall Rosenberg

32 Saying nothing sometimes says the most. Emily Dickinson

33 Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Winston Churchill

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

35 Jane Goodall Change happens by listening and then starting a dialog with the people who are doing something that you don t think is right.

36 Stephen Covey 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.

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