“For goodness sake, will they hear, will white people hear what we are trying to say? Please, all we are asking you to do is to recognize that we are humans, too.”— Desmond Tutu, en.wikiquote.org
“God gave us mouths that close and ears that don't-- that should tell us something.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“I listened to my heart and saw if there were any signs of my destiny in the sky, and there were none, there were just snowflakes.”— Pierre Trudeau, en.wikiquote.org
“When you speak I like to listen to you because when you speak it feels like hearing a story about the first time somebody saw the ocean, no matter what you're saying.”— Dalton Day, harpoonreview.com
“Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.”— Walker Evans, amazon.com
“My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.”— Judy Blume, judyblumeblog.wordpress.com
“If there were a little more silence, if we all kept quiet…maybe we could understand something.”— Federico Fellini, goodreads.com
“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.”— Fred Rogers, amazon.com
“Pay attention to what’s going on for him. Is he making happy noises? Is he moving his body? You can also solicit simple feedback ("You like?" or "You want more?"), although too much talking or too many questions can get distracting.”— Cory Silverberg, sexuality.about.com
“I want people to feel like they can talk to me in a real way and know that I will truly listen, that I’m rooting for them and even if I don’t know them, I really f*cking love them.”— Zara Barrie, elitedaily.com
“But you can't make people listen. They have to come round in their own time, wondering what happened and why the world blew up around them. It can't last.”— Ray Bradbury, amazon.com
“Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am.”— Parker J. Palmer, Parker J. Palmer, amazon.com
“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.”— Sylvia Plath, amazon.com