Hearing Quotes

1409 quotes by 1129 authors

We are lost, she and I, unseen and not seeing, unheard and not hearing, unknown by others. — Amy Tan
If you listen, you can hear it. The city, it sings. If you stand quietly, at the foot of a garden, in the middle of… — Jon McGregor
Indeed, at hearing the news that 'the old god is dead', we philosophers and 'free spirits' feel illuminated by a new dawn; our heart overflows… — Friedrich Nietzsche
True, nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am, but why will say that I am mad?! The disease had haunted my senses,… — Edgar Allan Poe
Animals that not only move by their own free will and share feelings with people but also possess sight and hearing qualify as deserving of… — Haruki Murakami
...more than other senses, the eye objectifies and masters. it sets at a distance, maintains the distance. in our culture, the predominance of the look… — Luce Irigaray
We are told not to privilege one story above another. All the stories must be told. Well, maybe that's true, maybe all stories are worth… — Jeanette Winterson
The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard. — William Hazlitt
That's a nice song,' said young Sam, and Vimes remembered that he was hearing it for the first time. It's an old soldiers' song,' he… — Terry Pratchett
Dr. Keller begins pacing. "I don't think we've been hearing Faith just right. Her guard...the words..they sound alike." What do you mean?" Your daughter," Dr.… — Jodi Picoult
Pleasant things to hear, though hearing them from him embarrasses me. I soak up the praise but feel obliged to disparage the gift. I believe… — Wallace Stegner
Turn up your hearing aid 'Grandpa', because I'm only going to say this once! — Stephen Colbert
The voice so filled with nostalgia that you could almost see the memories floating through the blue smoke, memories not only of music and joy… — Hubert Selby, Jr.
white criminals commit the biggest crimes.a brother might rob a bank. a white man will rob a pension fund. the brother is going to get… — Wanda Sykes
Even in Kyoto/Hearing the cuckoo's cry/I long for Kyoto — Matsuo Basho
They sang the words in unison, yet somehow created a web of sounds with their voices. It was like hearing a piece of fabric woven… — Anita Diament
For all these years I kept my mouth closed so selfish desires would not fall out. And because I remained quiet for so long now… — Amy Tan
I get tired of hearing it's a crummy world and that people are no damned good. What kind of talk is that? I know a… — Robert Fulghum
I've been saying it so long to you, you just wouldn't listen. Every time you said 'Farm Boy do this' you thought I was answering… — William Goldman
If I dropped a tear upon your hand, may it wither it up! If I spoke a gentle word in your hearing, may it deafen… — Charles Dickens

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