“The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.”
“Understanding human needs is half the job of meeting them.”
“Understand is not the word; you are right, you can never really 'understand' about someone, anyone, even yourself. It is best to believe in them as human; feel that they are alive like you and need warmth, concern.”
“. The understanding that what is good supports basic human rights and anything that threatens it is bad. We do not need a supernatural deity or an ancient holy book to determine this.”
“I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn't try to sleep with someone even if they could have. I need to know these people exist.”
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”