Seek first to understand, then to be understood.Most people do not listen with the intent to understand: they listen with the intent to reply. They’re filtering everything through their own paradigms, reading their autobiography into other people’s lives.

  • -- Stephen R. Covey 科维

先寻求理解,再寻求被理解。大多数人倾听的目的不是为了理解,而是为了回应。他们通过自己的范例来过滤一切,把自己的自传读给别人听。

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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.

眼泪中有一种神圣。它们不是软弱的标志,而是力量的标志。他们的口才比一万种语言还好。他们是极度悲伤、深深的悔恨和难以言表的爱的使者。

When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely -- the mind being your heart, your nerves, your ears -- when you give your whole attention to it.

当我们谈论理解的时候,它肯定只发生在大脑完全倾听的时候——大脑是你的心,是你的神经,是你的耳朵——当你全神贯注于它的时候。

Life is a matter of dealing with other people, in little matters and cataclysmic ones, and that means a series of conversations.

生活就是和别人打交道,不管是小事情还是大灾难,这意味着一系列的对话。

An artist, in my understanding of the word, should side with the people against the Emperor that oppresses his or her people.

在我对这个词的理解中,一个艺术家应该站在人民一边,反对压迫他或她的人民的皇帝。

Being a good television screenwriter requires an understanding of the way film accelerates the communication of words.

要想成为一名优秀的电视编剧,就必须了解电影是如何加速文字交流的。

It's frustrating to do albums that you think are worth listening to, but it's just so difficult to cut through.

制作你认为值得一听的专辑是件令人沮丧的事,但要想从中脱颖而出实在是太难了。