"Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk." --Doug Larson
“智慧是你选择倾听而不是说话的终身奖励。”——道格·拉森

"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say." --Bryant H. McGill
“最真诚的尊重方式之一是听别人说的话。”——布赖恩特·麦吉尔

"If you make listening and observation your occupation, you will gain much more than you can by talk." --Robert Baden-Powell
“如果你把倾听和观察而不是说话当成职业，你将获得更多。”——罗伯特·巴登

"Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking." --Bernard Baruch
“我认识的大多数成功人士都是多倾听少说话的。”——伯纳德·巴鲁克

"Listening is being able to be changed by the other person." --Alan Alda
“倾听是能够被另一个人改变。”——艾伦·阿尔达

"Everything in writing begins with language. Language begins with listening." --Jeanette Winterson
“写作始于语言。语言始于倾听。”——珍妮特·温特生

"There is as much wisdom in listening as there is in speaking--and that goes for all relationships, not just romantic ones." --Daniel Dae Kim
“倾听和说话一样蕴含大智慧，这适用于所有的关系，不仅是爱情。”——丹尼尔·金

"The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said" --Peter Drucker
“沟通中最重要的事情是听到别人没说什么。”——彼得·德鲁克

"When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen." --Ernest Hemingway
“当人们说话时，仔细听。大多数人从来不听别人说什么。”——欧内斯特·海明威

"Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply." --Stephen R. Covey
“大多数人不抱着理解的态度倾听；他们只想着该怎么回答。”——史蒂芬·柯维

"The art of conversation lies in listening." --Malcom Forbes
“谈话的艺术在于倾听。”——马尔科姆·福布斯

"You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time." -M. Scott Peck
“你不可能在真正听别人讲话时还做别的事情。”——M·斯科特·派克

"We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less." --Diogenes
“我们有两只耳朵一张嘴，所以我们应该多听少说。”—— 第欧根尼