--- title: "9 Listening Quotes By Jarod Kintz" description: "9 Listening quotes by Jarod Kintz. Plus more from Jarod Kintz and more Listening sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/jarod-kintz-2_communication_i-ll-tell-myself-whatever-i-need-to-hear_113218.jpg" --- > [“I’ll tell myself whatever I need to hear to stop listening.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-ll-tell-myself-whatever-i-need-to-hear-to-stop-listening/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/jarod-kintz-2_communication_i-ll-tell-myself-whatever-i-need-to-hear_113218.jpg) > [“I fill my life with speech, but not with people who are truly listening.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-fill-my-life-with-speech-but-not-with-people-who-are-truly-listening/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/jarod-kintz-2_communication_i-fill-my-life-with-speech-but-not-with_1177055.jpg) > [“Red calls out to the rose, but I’m the only one who’s listening.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/red-calls-out-to-the-rose-but-i-m-the-only-one-who-s-listening/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/jarod-kintz-2_flowers_red-calls-out-to-the-rose-but-i-m-the-on_70937.jpg) > [“I don’t need a hearing aid—I need a listening aid. And this aid, she’d better be pleasing to look at.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-don-t-need-a-hearing-aid-i-need-a-listening-aid-and-this-aid-she-d/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4f/jarod-kintz-2_hearing-aid_i-don-t-need-a-hearing-aid-i-need-a-list_1136101.jpg) > [“When I smile, not only do my ears rise, but so does my listening ability. When my mouth goes all Helen Keller,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/when-i-smile-not-only-do-my-ears-rise-but-so-does-my-listening/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bad/jarod-kintz-2_communication_when-i-smile-not-only-do-my-ears-rise-bu_1260328.jpg) > [“By the time I tell you to start doing something, it’s time for you to stop listening and start doing. Especially if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/by-the-time-i-tell-you-to-start-doing-something-it-s-time-for-you-to/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/346/jarod-kintz-2_listening_by-the-time-i-tell-you-to-start-doing-so_3116168.jpg) > [“After I speak, my words merge with the wind, and if you’re listening, your ears act like sails and carry the conversation.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/after-i-speak-my-words-merge-with-the-wind-and-if-you-re-listening/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a3/jarod-kintz-2_communication_after-i-speak-my-words-merge-with-the-wi_1778156.jpg) > [“A fan can be used as a listening device, pushing sound waves towards your ears, along with cool air. I listen harder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/a-fan-can-be-used-as-a-listening-device-pushing-sound-waves-towards/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/026/jarod-kintz-2_communication_a-fan-can-be-used-as-a-listening-device_221918.jpg) > [“I talk about talking like I listen to listening—in a room with mirrored walls that makes me appreciate the infinity that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-talk-about-talking-like-i-listen-to-listening-in-a-room-with/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f4/jarod-kintz-2_communication_i-talk-about-talking-like-i-listen-to-li_2015182.jpg) ## Other authors on Listening ## More by Jarod Kintz > [“I notice when you’re gone. Or do I? How can I observe something that isn’t there?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-notice-when-you-re-gone-or-do-i-how-can-i-observe-something-that/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“I wouldn’t love you if you were the last Sodomite in Gomorrah.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-wouldn-t-love-you-if-you-were-the-last-sodomite-in-gomorrah/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“A blanket could be used to make sweet, sweet music with the love of your life. Hopefully that person is me, because I’ve been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/a-blanket-could-be-used-to-make-sweet-sweet-music-with-the-love-of/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“A brick could be used to slow down time. Sort of like a camel in a wheelchair pushed by a thirsty Arab. Hey, Khalid,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/a-brick-could-be-used-to-slow-down-time-sort-of-like-a-camel-in-a/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“We have a love so pure that it makes snow seem yellow. (Don’t eat it!)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/we-have-a-love-so-pure-that-it-makes-snow-seem-yellow-don-t-eat-it/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“I hid Mrs. Frozenwater’s body in the ice cube trays in my freezer. Better to keep her there than let her memory thaw out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-hid-mrs-frozenwater-s-body-in-the-ice-cube-trays-in-my-freezer/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“Two similar words might lead to two similar ideas. They might also lead to the basement, which I recently converted into a dungeon/torture chamber.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/two-similar-words-might-lead-to-two-similar-ideas-they-might-also/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“Nothing is and isn’t; nothing is and isn’t—nothing itself is, and at the same time, nothing isn’t.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/nothing-is-and-isn-t-nothing-is-and-isn-t-nothing-itself-is-and-at/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“Embossed letters represent the topography of typography.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/embossed-letters-represent-the-topography-of-typography/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“There’s only one piece of clothing I could eat fast, and that’s a scarf.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/there-s-only-one-piece-of-clothing-i-could-eat-fast-and-that-s-a-scarf/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“Dora J. Arod is to Jarod Ora, as yes is to yes. Yes is also the correct answer to “Will you marry me?” Other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/dora-j-arod-is-to-jarod-ora-as-yes-is-to-yes-yes-is-also-the-correct/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“The best part about being kidnapped is being blindfolded and getting kicked into the trunk of a car. Boy, normally I have to beg…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/the-best-part-about-being-kidnapped-is-being-blindfolded-and-getting/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“Orafoura once told me that if I were a car, I’d be a Ferrari. One that was scratched smashed, rusted, and stolen.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/orafoura-once-told-me-that-if-i-were-a-car-i-d-be-a-ferrari-one-that/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“What makes a good leader? I ask myself this every day, and then as I begin to list off characteristics I realize I’m describing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/what-makes-a-good-leader-i-ask-myself-this-every-day-and-then-as-i/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“I’d like to file a missing person’s report—on my clone. It’s nearly 2012. He should have been here by now.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-d-like-to-file-a-missing-person-s-report-on-my-clone-it-s-nearly/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/listening/jarod-kintz/#itemlist", "name": "9 Listening Quotes By Jarod Kintz", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I’ll tell myself whatever I need to hear to stop listening.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jarod Kintz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-ll-tell-myself-whatever-i-need-to-hear-to-stop-listening/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/jarod-kintz-2_communication_i-ll-tell-myself-whatever-i-need-to-hear_113218.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/jarod-kintz-2_communication_i-ll-tell-myself-whatever-i-need-to-hear_113218.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/jarod-kintz-2_communication_i-ll-tell-myself-whatever-i-need-to-hear_113218.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I’ll tell myself whatever I need to hear to stop listening.” — Jarod Kintz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I fill my life with speech, but not with people who are truly listening.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jarod Kintz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-fill-my-life-with-speech-but-not-with-people-who-are-truly-listening/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/jarod-kintz-2_communication_i-fill-my-life-with-speech-but-not-with_1177055.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/jarod-kintz-2_communication_i-fill-my-life-with-speech-but-not-with_1177055.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/jarod-kintz-2_communication_i-fill-my-life-with-speech-but-not-with_1177055.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I fill my life with speech, but not with people who are truly listening.” — Jarod Kintz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Red calls out to the rose, but I’m the only one who’s listening.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jarod Kintz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/red-calls-out-to-the-rose-but-i-m-the-only-one-who-s-listening/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/jarod-kintz-2_flowers_red-calls-out-to-the-rose-but-i-m-the-on_70937.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/jarod-kintz-2_flowers_red-calls-out-to-the-rose-but-i-m-the-on_70937.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/jarod-kintz-2_flowers_red-calls-out-to-the-rose-but-i-m-the-on_70937.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Red calls out to the rose, but I’m the only one who’s listening.” — Jarod Kintz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I don’t need a hearing aid—I need a listening aid. 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