Too many people spend money they haven’t earned to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
- Topic: Communication, Listening
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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Man is a social animal.
People don’t get along because they fear each other. People fear each other because they don’t know each other. They don’t know each other because they have not properly communicated with each other.
People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint.
A fast way to demolish relationships, shatter credibility and disrespect yourself is by not following through when you say you are going to do something.
Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.
Most conversations are just alternating monologues. The question is, is there any real listening going on.
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
A leader who does not take advice is not a leader.
Understanding a question is half an answer.
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
Meaningful silence is better than meaningless words.
