The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.
Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.
Sometimes listening is of greater value than speaking.
Some persons talk simply because they think sound is more manageable than silence.
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.
Most people have to talk so they won't hear.
People, by and large, would rather be talking than listening.
Silence is ever speaking; it is the perennial flow of language.
We belong to talking, not what talking is about... Stop talking - and you are out. Silence equals exclusion.
Silence is also conversation.