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title: "5 Lifetime Listening Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [After a lifetime of listening to every Floyd album pretty much all the time - they're etched - 'Animals' is the one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-morton/after-a-lifetime-of-listening-to-every-floyd-album-pretty-much-all/)

[Timothy Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-morton/)

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> [Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-larson/wisdom-is-the-reward-you-get-for-a-lifetime-of-listening-when-you-d/)

[Doug Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-larson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/956/doug-larson-9077_communication_wisdom-is-the-reward-you-get-for-a-lifet_720146.png)

> [“Though a lifetime of listening to the music of the world has passed, even now the tone of the rain on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kensi-brianne-smith/though-a-lifetime-of-listening-to-the-music-of-the-world-has-passed/)

[Kensi Brianne Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kensi-brianne-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/kensi-brianne-smith-92463_coming-home_though-a-lifetime-of-listening-to-the-mu_764221.jpg)

> [“Change before you have to.—Jack Welch Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening when you would have preferred to talk.—Doug…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verducci/change-before-you-have-to-jack-welch-wisdom-is-the-reward-for-a/)

[Tom Verducci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verducci/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/028/tom-verducci-37149_change_change-before-you-have-to-jack-welch-wis_1291585.jpg)

> [“Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening when you would have preferred to talk.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-larson/wisdom-is-the-reward-for-a-lifetime-of-listening-when-you-would-have/)

[Doug Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-larson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/doug-larson-9077_communication_wisdom-is-the-reward-for-a-lifetime-of-l_1811586.png)

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