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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Sat Sep 21, 2013, 02:08 PM Sep 2013

And I thought I knew everything...

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And I thought I knew everything... (Original Post) Playinghardball Sep 2013 OP

And that is why listening is good policy nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #1

I once explained to a very garrulous young man at a meeting that PDJane Sep 2013 #2

And learning the things others know is the key to MineralMan Sep 2013 #3

The reverse is also true, since you are the person someone else is meeting. Motown_Johnny Sep 2013 #4

I go by my father's philosphy. RebelOne Sep 2013 #5

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

1. And that is why listening is good policy

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Sat Sep 21, 2013, 02:14 PM

Sep 2013

PDJane

(10,103 posts)

2. I once explained to a very garrulous young man at a meeting that

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Sat Sep 21, 2013, 02:35 PM

Sep 2013

Those who think they know everything are very annoying to those of us who do.

I don't really believe that I know everything, of course, but it DID make him take his one-sided excuse for conversation elsewhere.

MineralMan

(146,288 posts)

3. And learning the things others know is the key to

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Sat Sep 21, 2013, 02:52 PM

Sep 2013

conversation. If you listen, you'll always learn something from almost anyone.

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

4. The reverse is also true, since you are the person someone else is meeting.

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Sat Sep 21, 2013, 03:06 PM

Sep 2013

Personally, I don't care about trivial little things that others know which I don't. I also don't expect anyone else to care about the trivial little things that I know and they don't.

Add the word(s) "important" or "of value" into that quote and I will take notice.

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

5. I go by my father's philosphy.

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Sat Sep 21, 2013, 03:15 PM

Sep 2013

He was a very intelligent man of genius intellect. He once told me, "I don't know everything, but I do know a little about everything."

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