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Doug Wright
“Conversation, like certain portions of the anatomy, always runs more smoothly when lubricated.”
Doug Wright, Quills

Fyodor Dostoevsky
“Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.”
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Stephen R. Covey
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”
Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

Zeno of Citium
“We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say.”
Zeno of Citium, as quoted by Diogenes Laërtius

Roy T. Bennett
“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.”
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

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