Eavesdrop Quotes

28 quotes by 23 authors

I do love to eavesdrop. It's inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk. — Lynda Barry
If I didn't try to eavesdrop on every bus ride I take or look for the humor when I go for a walk, I would… — Lynda Barry
The president overstepped his authority when he asked the NSA to eavesdrop on Americans' international phone calls without obtaining a warrant. — Sherrod Brown
It is the way to educate your eye and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. — Walker Evans
Technology is not a panacea. I refuse to work on technology to track users, analyze usage patterns, watermark information, censor, detect drug use, or eavesdrop.… — Bram Cohen
If you could eavesdrop on everything said about you, you'd spend most of your time waiting for the subject to come up. — Robert Breault
I run everywhere and eavesdrop. It's the best way to see a city. — Elayne Boosler
A journalist is basically a chronicler, not an interpreter of events. Where else in society do you have the license to eavesdrop on so many… — Bill Moyers
I wish I had taken Spanish instead of French in high school. I could eavesdrop on a lot more conversations on the subway if I… — Meg Cabot
I go to bars and restaurants, and I sit and I eavesdrop on people and I watch people in shopping centers and, you know, I… — Janet Evanovich
It is something I recognise in myself. I do eavesdrop. I do people-watch, a lot. — Jon McGregor
Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long. — Walker Evans
Sometimes I eavesdrop on people. I could rationalize it - oh, this is good anthropological research for characters I'm writing - but it's basically just… — Mindy Kaling
Eavesdrop and write it down from memory - gives you a stronger sense of how people talk and what their concerns are. I love to… — Jane Smiley
President Bush has asserted the right to wiretap and eavesdrop on any American without a warrant in the name of fighting terrorism. He has asserted… — Helen Thomas
Any place is good for eavesdropping, if you know how to eavesdrop. — Tom Waits
Kids who don't eavesdrop on adult conversations are doomed to a childhood of ignorance. — Kelley Armstrong
A pair of werewolves occupied another booth. They were eating raw shanks of lamb and arguing about who would win in a fight: Dumbledore from… — Cassandra Clare
Finch picked up one of the ancient fax-mags and brought it over to me. "I don't need anything to read," I said. "I'll just sit… — Connie Willis
What do they do to students at the University who eavesdrop?â€ Bast asked curiously. â€œI havenâ€™t the slightest idea. I was never caught. I think… — Patrick Rothfuss

Who Wrote These Eavesdrop Quotes

23 authors contributed a total of 28 Eavesdrop Quotes as follows: