Listening Quotes · Page 67

She [my mother] said that if I listened to her, later I would know what she knew: where true words came from,…

— Amy Tan

This is for you,' he (the Alchemist) said, holding one of the parts (of gold) out to the monk. 'It's for your…

— Paulo Coelho

For his part, every beauty of art or nature made him thankful as well as happy, and that the pleasure to be…

— William Makepeace Thackeray

Never ask who's right. Start out by asking what is right. And you find that out by listening to dissenting, disagreeing opinions.

— Peter Drucker

I grew up listening to 2 Live Crew and NWA and I never went out and shot nobody.

— Eminem

Folk songs are evasive-the truth about life, and life is more or less a lie, but then again that's exactly the way…

— Bob Dylan

Before I got signed to Bad Boy, I grew up listening to Snoop and Tupac and my hood was all Tupac driven.

— Mase

Elderly people are like heat-seeking missiles for people who really have an interest in listening.

— Robert M. Edsel

As the waves of perfume, heliotrope, rose, Float in the garden when no wind blows, Come to us, go from us, whence…

— Sara Teasdale

I've been to every single Asian country apart from Myanmar, on work, listening to human interest stories, giving me a broad outlook…

— Henry Golding

Back in the days when I was a teenager, Before I had status, and before I had a pager, You could find…

— Q-Tip

A song like 'Shade of Yellow,' it was like, me turning on my Imogen Heap brain. I was listening to a lot…

— Griff

One second I'll be listening to country, and then the next I'll be listening to rock and then R&B. It's ridiculous. I'm…

— Taylor Lautner

“Compassion and communication are both incredibly important in relationships, but most of us use these at the wrong time. If we communicate,…

— Vironika Tugaleva

I'm not really interested in rappers who talk about rap. I don't talk about it, and I don't like listening to other…

— Paul Wall

I would never have a listening party! That's super awkward. Having to watch other people listen to or appraise something you've done…

— Jacob Anderson

We live in a connected world now. Some find that frightening. If people are downloading our music, they're listening to it. The…

— Jeff Tweedy

I started listening to 'Serial' but remember being home alone and the electricity went - I don't think I've ever been more…

— Laura Whitmore

I've been a Michael Jackson fan ever since I can remember listening to music. I love his music.

— Lil Romeo

People would assume I can't sing without listening to me at all and think that I wouldn't be able to do it.

— Jonita Gandhi

Women can do anything men can do. Except math, chess, running, jumping, lifting stuff, fixing things, making money, hockey, surfing, driving, making…

— Daniel Tosh

When you are influential and highly respected, people tend to tell you what you want to hear, not what you need to…

— John C. Maxwell

Am I a harp that the hand of the mighty may touch me, or a flute that his breath may pass through…

— Khalil Gibran

The chamber music repertoire is so vast that if one is genuinely curious about music, the art of listening, understanding and responding…

— Wu Han

The art of conversation lies in listening.

— Malcolm Forbes

Of course, spending time with family is always good. I love the outdoors, so if I get a chance to go out…

— Anousheh Ansari

Most of the EDM tracks right now are not very musical, they have one note that keeps playing. You really don't need…

— Cedric Gervais

I never thought of myself as an impressionist, so when I do audition for voice-matching things, I have to work really hard…

— Tom Kenny

At first the music almost repelled me, it was so intense, and this man made no attempt to sugarcoat what he was…

— Eric Clapton

When I use the Internet, it's pretty much strictly for music. Checking out other people's web sites, what's going on, listening to…

— Liz Phair

I am so afraid of people's words.They describe so distinctly everything: And this they call dog and that they call house, here…

— Rainer Maria Rilke

According to the American Psychological Association, the most effective stress-relief strategies are exercising or playing sports, praying or attending a religious service,…

— Kelly McGonigal

Music is entertainment, but I would like to be able to inspire the audience in a way that makes them leave, saying,…

— Amanda Michalka

Perhaps the most striking thing about the 2015 State of the Union address was not the president at the podium but the…

— Byron York

Reading is more of a left-brain process, and listening to music is a right-brain function.

— Maynard James Keenan

I failed everything in school. I left when I was 13 because I had no comprehension of what the hell they were…

— Malachy McCourt

I’d like to be remembered as someone who used their ability as a novelist or as a dramatist to say the things…

— Budd Schulberg

In the old days, before there was such a thing as film schools, directors learned the camera by watching other directors, and…

— Don Ameche

One of the easiest human acts is also the most healing. Listening to someone. Simply listening. Not advising or coaching, but silently…

— Margaret J. Wheatley

People fascinate the hell out of me. I never get tired of watching people, listening to people. The best part is not…

— Andre Dubus