Deaf Quotes

417 quotes by 313 authors

There speaks the man of truly noble ways, Who will not listen to the words of praise. In modesty averse, and with deaf ears, He… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Cherish what is dearest while you have it near you, and wait not till it is far away. Blind and deaf that we are; oh,… — Thomas Carlyle
He was doubtless an understanding Fellow that said, there was no happy Marriage but betwixt a blind Wife and a deaf Husband. — Michel de Montaigne
The wisdom of providence is as much revealed in the rarity of genius, as in the circumstance that not everyone is deaf or blind. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
When gentle persuasion [of children] falls on deaf ears, we resort to ridicule and rebuke. Then we return to threats and punishment. This is the… — Haim Ginott
There is a prodigious selfishness in dreams: they live perfectly deaf and invulnerable amid the cries of the real world. — George Santayana
The same battle in the clouds will be known to the deaf only as lightning and to the blind only as thunder. — George Santayana
I'm quite deaf now; such a comfort. — Evelyn Waugh
I am astonished each time I come to the U.S. by the ignorance of a high percentage of the population, which knows almost nothing about… — Eduardo Galeano
In the deaf community, in order to play a role of someone with a hearing loss... you have to have hearing loss. — Katie Leclerc
I think you have everyone kind of pulling on the same end of the rope. It's not like you're Robin Williams and everyone else is… — Michael McKean
I'm half deaf. I have nerve damage and a constant ringing in both of my ears, and there are certain times and conditions when I… — James Nachtwey
The deaf community is hungry to see itself in the most positive way. — Lupe Ontiveros
The party of Lincoln and Liberty was transmogrified into the party of hairy-backed swamp developers and corporate shills, faith-based economists, fundamentalist bullies with Bibles, Christians… — Garrison Keillor
But I'm tone deaf - window-shattering tone deaf. I can't sing for the life of me. I can't sing or dance, so no remake of… — Dev Patel
There is a world of deaf, dumb and blind people out there, who are shuffling through their lives, not knowing how wonderful life can be.… — Frederick Lenz
There is a master way with words that cannot be learned but instead developed: a deaf man develops exceptional vision, a blind man exceptional hearing,… — Criss Jami
If blind people wear sunglasses, why don't deaf people wear earmuffs? — Bob Monkhouse
Metaphorical tone deafness is when people are unable to discern what is of value in something. I think I'm tone deaf to poetry, for instance.… — Julian Baggini
I can not remember even thinking that I was deaf when I was dancing. — Stephanie Beacham

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