I find people only listen to you when they ask you to talk to them.

We say to others only what we need to hear.

A person hears only what they understand.

Peace and prosperity were possible only if people stopped asking new questions and accepted the available answers.

Closed-minded people are more likely to make statements than ask questions.

Sometimes, when you don't ask questions, it's not because you are afraid that someone will lie to your face. It's because you're afraid they'll tell you the truth.

Tell only what is necessary to the person one must tell, and only when it must be told.

Only good questions deserve good answers.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

The only questions that really matter are the ones you ask yourself.

There are no foolish questions and no man becomes a fool until he has stopped asking questions.

And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.

There seem to be many people who simply wish to be told an answer, any answer, and thereby avoid the burden of keeping two mutually exclusive possibilities in their heads at the same time.

You can be standing right in front of the truth and not necessarily see it, and people only get it when they’re ready to get it.