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title: "9 Hear Negative Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Hear Negative quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Hear Negative sayings and thoughts."
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> [When there's an imbalance in terms of what people get to hear, then that's negative. Then blues, jazz, it will die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-porter/when-there-s-an-imbalance-in-terms-of-what-people-get-to-hear-then/)

[Gregory Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-porter/)

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> [I try not to hear anything negative about me, and if I do hear it, I try to block it out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sage-northcutt/i-try-not-to-hear-anything-negative-about-me-and-if-i-do-hear-it-i/)

[Sage Northcutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sage-northcutt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f7/sage-northcutt-7316_about_i-try-not-to-hear-anything-negative-abou_2036365.jpg)

> [Every time I hear people talking about the other people All I hear are negative I wonder why do people always forget…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seiki-rowins-bie/every-time-i-hear-people-talking-about-the-other-people-all-i-hear/)

[Seiki Rowins Bie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seiki-rowins-bie/)

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> [I want to hear good things. I don't want to hear any negative things about me. It makes me look bad. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/i-want-to-hear-good-things-i-don-t-want-to-hear-any-negative-things/)

[Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afe/marcus-smart-6452_bad_i-want-to-hear-good-things-i-don-t-want_494365.jpg)

> [When I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/when-i-hear-about-negative-and-false-attacks-i-really-don-t-invest/)

[Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/)

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> [Man, I'm 31 years old and a husband with four kids; I hope I'm no thug. I hear all those negative things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-iverson/man-i-m-31-years-old-and-a-husband-with-four-kids-i-hope-i-m-no-thug/)

[Allen Iverson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allen-iverson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02c/allen-iverson-8217_about_man-i-m-31-years-old-and-a-husband-with_2005193.jpg)

> [When we hear something negative about others or we're suspicious about the motive for their acions,let's stop before we judge their intentions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-we-hear-something-negative-about-others-or-we-re-suspicious/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa2/anonymous-1_benefit-of-the-doubt_when-we-hear-something-negative-about-ot_860157.jpg)

> [When a man/woman comes home from work they don't want to hear all that negative talk from having a long day at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frenchqueen/when-a-man-woman-comes-home-from-work-they-don-t-want-to-hear-all/)

[Frenchqueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frenchqueen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3e/frenchqueen-724_long-day_when-a-man-woman-comes-home-from-work-th_3030695.jpg)

> [One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/one-of-the-lessons-that-i-grew-up-with-was-to-always-stay-true-to/)

[Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a85/michelle-obama-518_energy_one-of-the-lessons-that-i-grew-up-with-w_86358.jpg)

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