Quotes about Understanding
A deaf ear is the first indication of a closed mind.
— John Maxwell
If you want to get your message across, you have to learn how to communicate in someone else's world.
— John Maxwell
The problems around us are not as crucial as the people.
— John Maxwell
Decide that People Are Worth the Effort:
— John Maxwell
part of the parenting process is helping children understand that they are not the center of the universe.
— John Maxwell
Author and conference speaker Richard Exley explained his idea of friendship this way: "A true friend is one who hears and understands when you share your deepest feelings. He supports you when you are struggling; he corrects you, gently and with love, when you err; and he forgives you when you fail. A true friend prods you to personal growth, stretches you to your full potential. And most amazing of all, he celebrates your successes as if they were his own.
— John Maxwell
But people of influence understand the incredible value of becoming a good listener. For example, when Lyndon B. Johnson was a junior senator from Texas, he kept a sign on his office wall that read, "You ain't learnin' nothin' when you're doin' all the talkin'." And Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eighth American president, once said, "The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.
— John Maxwell
Ignorance means we didn't have the necessary information; stupidity means we had the necessary information but misused it.
— John Maxwell
When you meet someone new, after the introductions and initial pleasantries, don't hesitate. Dive in and ask to hear the person's story. You can do it any number of ways: you can flat-out ask, "What's your story?" You can request that he tell you about himself. You can ask where he is from or how he got into the field he's in. Use your own style.
— John Maxwell
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it enough.
— John Maxwell
If you're in the habit of listening only to the facts and not the person who expresses them, change your focus - and really listen.
— John Maxwell
Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple. —John C. Maxwell
— John Maxwell