[Too many musicians are] too involved with doing and not…

I visit studios. Just to get the feel, the smell, and see what other people are doing. Not only listening to the radio, but…

— Jimmy Cliff

I think that what trips up a lot of great musicians is that they become involved with too many things that aren't where their…

— Will Oldham

If you're allowed to make your mistakes, I think you should. But people don't really like hearing you admit them. Although I'd never wanted…

— Joe Strummer

I've been collaborating with Ira Schickman on some songs, and there will be many other, great musicians involved.

— Chaka Khan

You can learn so much just by doing, not by listening to anybody.

— Juliana Hatfield

There are these sounds that come from outside that work really well if you're listening. If you're not listening, if you're blocking them out,…

— Pauline Oliveros

If someone comes up to me at a show and talks to me, if they're not freaking out about meeting me, which I'm just…

— Jeff Rosenstock

Part of doing something is listening. We are listening. To the sun. To the stars. To the wind.

— Madeleine L'Engle

“Reading is the act of listening and speaking at the same time, with someone you've never met, but love. Even if you hate them,…

— Daniel Nayeri

So we had life, death, illness, everything - every emotional involvement we had, we experienced. And I think that made what we had to…

— Tom Bosley

As an artist, it's always good to have some sort of magic involved in what you're doing.

— Sisqo

Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting people and…

— Eli Broad

Acting's difficult for me because I think you have to be passionately involved in what you're doing.

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

One who is always deeply involved in what he is doing is above all embarrassment.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

I'm passionate about whatever I'm involved in, and if I'm not, I'm not doing it.

— Alvin Kamara