Interrupting Quotes

• People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Inspirational, Perseverance, Business

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• There is nothing so annoying as to have two people talking when you're busy interrupting.

  Mark Twain

  Funny, Hilarious, Talking

  "Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist".

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• Looking back, you realize that everything would have explained itself if you had only stopped interrupting.

  Robert Breault

  Experience, Realizing, Ifs

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• Effective listening is more than simply avoiding the bad habit of interrupting others while they are speaking or finishing their sentences. It's being content to listen to the entire thought of someone rather than waiting impatiently for your chance to respond.

  Richard Carlson

  Motivational, Effective Listening, Waiting

  Richard Carlson (1998). “Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, and It's All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life”, MacMillan Publishing Company

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• Don't interrupt me while I'm interrupting.

  Winston Churchill

  Humorous

  Winston Churchill (1987). “The Irrepressible Churchill: Stories, Sayings and Impressions of Sir Winston Churchill”, London : Robson Books

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• Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Witty, Funny Inspirational, Business

  "The Military Quotation Book" by James Charlton, (p. 93), 2002.

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• Recent research has indicated that the average individual listens for only seventeen seconds before interrupting and interjecting his own ideas.

  Gary Chapman

  Average, Language Of Love, Ideas

  Gary Chapman (2010). “The 5 Love Languages/Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married Set”, p.41, Moody Publishers

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• Everything is allowed, except interrupting a manifestation of love.

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Inspiration, Manifestation

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• I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her.

  Rodney Dangerfield

  Funny, Marriage, Hilarious

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• My philosophy is to "kill the monster while it's little." The best time to handle a "negative" emotion is when you first begin to feel it. It's much more difficult to interrupt an emotional pattern once it's full-blown.

  Tony Robbins

  Philosophy, Emotional, Firsts

  FaceBook post by Tony Robbins from Sep 12, 2014

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• People who say "it is impossible", should not interrupt those who are trying to make it possible.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Inspirational, Perseverance, Persistence

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• The truth came slowly like a story told by people interrupting each other.

  Paula Fox

  Truth, People, Stories

  Paula Fox (2016). “The Slave Dancer”, p.28, Open Road Media

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• Recollect that to a woman who gets her living by her pen, 'time is money,' as it is to an artist. Therefore, encroaching on her time is lessening her income. And yet how often is this done (either heedlessly or selfishly) by persons professing to be her friends, and who are habitually in the practice of interrupting her in her writing hours.

  Eliza Leslie

  Writing, Artist, Often Is

  Eliza Leslie (2011). “Selections from Eliza Leslie”, p.274, U of Nebraska Press

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• I doubt; I am uncertain; I am restless, prone to wander. And yet glimmers of holy keep interrupting my gaze.

  Lauren F. Winner

  Doubt, Holy, Restless

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• Remember that this is not something we do just once or twice. Interrupting our destructive habits and awakening our heart is the work of a lifetime.

  Pema Chodron

  Heart, Awakening, Remember

  Pema Chodron (2002). “The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times”, p.46, Shambhala Publications

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• You've always said I should have an inquiring mind," she said. "I have. But not an interrupting one.

  John Flanagan

  Should Have, Mind, Inquiring

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• Eating and sleeping are the only activities that should be allowed to interrupt a man's enjoyment of his cigar.

  Mark Twain

  Funny, Humorous, Sleep

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• Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.

  Horatio Nelson

  Mistake, Gentleman, Enemy

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• God interrupt whatever we are doing so that we can join You in what You're doing

  Francis Chan

  God, Religious, Christian Inspirational

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• Dear Lord, make me a better parent. Teach me to understand my children, to listen patiently to what they have to say and to answer all their questions kindly. Keep me from interrupting them, talking back to them, and contradicting them. Make me as courteous to them as I would have them to be to me.

  Gary Myers

  Children, Communication, Talking

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• The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself. Check yourself against this list of obstacles to a pleasing personality: interrupting others; sarcasm; vanity; being a poor listener; insincere flattery; finding fault; challenging others without good cause; giving unsolicited advice; complaining; attitude of superiority; envy of others' success; poor posture and dress.

  Harold Geneen

  Attitude, Sarcasm, Vanity

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• I was brought up in a house full of women; the first time I realised no one was interrupting me was when I was on stage - that's probably the subconscious reason I became an actor.

  Eddie Marsan

  House, Actors, Firsts

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• When the Vent begins, you might confuse [it] for a conversation. It's not. It's a Vent. It's a mental release valve and your job is to listen for as long as it takes. Don't problem solve. Don't redirect. Don't comfort. Yet. Your employee is doing mental house cleaning and interrupting this cleaning is missing the point. They don't want a solution, they want to be heard.

  Rands

  Jobs, Long, House

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• I do much of my creative thinking while golfing. If people know you're working at home they think nothing of walking in for a cup of coffee, but wouldn't dream of interrupting on the golf course.

  Harper Lee

  Dream, Coffee, Home

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• Oh," he said, knocking a red ball into a hole. "It's you." "You were expecting someone else?" I asked. "Am I interrupting your social calender?" I made a big show of glancing around the empty room. "I don't want to keep you from the mob of fans beating down your door." "Hey, a guy can hope. I mean, it's not impossible that a car full of scantily clad sorority girls might break down outside and need my help.

  Richelle Mead

  Girl, Mean, Empty Rooms

  Richelle Mead (2011). “Bloodlines”, p.88, Penguin

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