Quotes About Listening Before Speaking

#1. Never Underestimate. Just as in any other negotiation, watching before acting is as important as listening before speaking. It's doubly important in China, however, where customs are time-honored and breaches of protocol not so quickly forgiven.

Irl M. Davis

#2. Noble hearts are neither jealous nor afraid because jealousy spells doubt and fear spells pettiness.

Honore De Balzac

#3. Pickpockets either work alone or in pairs, or what is called a mob.

Harry Houdini

#4. War being the greatest of evils, all its accessories necessarily partake of the same character.

Herman Melville

#5. ... determined to enjoy her luxury of grief uncomforted.

L.M. Montgomery

#6. A skillful commander is not overbearing. A skillful fighter does not become angry. A skillful conqueror does not compete with people. One who is skillful in using men puts himself below them. This is called the strength to use men. This is called matching Heaven, The highest principle of old.

Laozi

#7. I've certainly faced some raw, real pain in my life. I lost my father to a car accident when I was young. My mother died ten years ago. My son was very sick as an infant. Eventually, I have attempted to transform this pain into art, to make meaning out of it.

Dani Shapiro

#8. My cousin had a baby and I was watching her breastfeed for a couple of bucks, and I'll tell you ladies: it's amazing.

Dave Attell

#9. A fearful man is always hearing things.

Sophocles

#10. Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.

Dorothy Sarnoff

#11. I was living alone before, Campbell, if that's what you're asking." She looks at me over the edge of her wine glass. "How about you?"
"I have six wives, fifteen children, and an assortment of sheep."
Her lips curve. "People like you always make me feel like I'm underachieving.

Jodi Picoult

#12. I've had lots of things that didn't work out, like TV shows. You learn a lot through mistakes - I learned that you have to be the captain of your ship. Actually, I own my ship.

Pamela Anderson