May 25, 2010

If You Have Something to Say . . .


"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."

Hubert Humphrey

Short of a legal proceeding, I'm not even certain one has a right to be heard.

If you have something to say, you must first convince others to listen.


2 comments :

  1. And listening is not a skill most people are born with.

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  2. No it isn't. I find that even when I think I am listening I realize I hadn't been, or at least not as much as needed.

    You really have to work at it.

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