What is important is not what you hear said, it's what you…

Carlyle said that how to observe was to look, but I say that it is rather to see, and the more you look the…

— Henry David Thoreau

“Listen to everything that is said, and see everything that is done. Observe the looks and countenances of those who speak, which is often…

— Earl Of Chesterfield

I remember saying to myself, those things are very, very important to hear, but there must be another way to say them so that…

— Nikky Finney

I dont think you understand how important it is for me to hear the sound of your sexy voice 8)

— DUB$TEPPER

It's important to hear the hard truths from Black voices, not filtered through the White Savior trope.

— Leslie Uggams

Don't ever get so big or important that you can not hear and listen to every other person.

— John Coltrane

“Even dogs know how important it is to hear somebody else breathing.”

— Benjamin DeHaven

What is said is not as important as what [you] hear and what [you] feel.

— Robert D. Hales

“Can't you hear it?" you said. "When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth.”

— Jodi Picoult

Did you hear what I said? It was very profound.

— Laura Schlessinger

I did not hear what you said, but I absolutely disagree with you.

— Augustus De Morgan

“Try listening, maybe. Hear what is being said. And remember that it’s not about you. American Blacks are not telling you that you are…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I didn't say 'I love you' to hear it back. I said it to make sure you knew.

— Anonymous

I need to listen well so that I hear what is not said.

— Thuli Madonsela

“For I had felt too much and reasoned too little, hearing what I was ready to hear, not what had been said. There”

— Mary Renault