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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Are you listening, or just preparing to speak 2:40 PM

"I think in our rush to argue and dissent these days, we have lost the art of listening. By that, I mean listening to truly understand the other person, not listening to agree or disagree, but simply listening to understand. "

Excellent article on what it means to listen:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/russell-bishop/self-help-personality-are_b_650627.html

"It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen."
- Oliver Wendell Holmes

"A good listener tries to understand what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but because he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with."
- Kenneth A. Wells

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
- Winston Churchill