Listener Quotes

318 quotes by 281 authors

You need to become a good listener. As you're working, you hear someone else's lines and how you absorb them becomes your acting. — Jacqueline Bisset
You know, if Kelly Clarkson wants to do country albums because that's what inspires her, then let her do it. Look at Kanye West or… — Luke Bryan
You know, as a writer, I'm more of a listener than a writer, cuz if I hear something I will write it down. — Jimmy Buffett
I like to think I'm a listener, and I'm fascinated by observing people - I suppose you just lock that in. — Amanda Burton
Flipping the dial through available radio stations there will blare out to any listener an array of broadcasts, 24/7, propagating Religious Right politics, along with… — Tony Campolo
Musically, I always allow myself to jump off of cliffs. At least that's what it feels like to me. Whether that's what it actually sounds… — Tori Amos
Without our stories, we are not only able to act clearly and fearlessly, we are also a friend, a listener. We are people living happy… — Byron Katie
The fluent reader sounds good, is easy to listen to, and reads with enough expression to help the listener understand and enjoy the material. — Charles Clark
Talk passionately and act compassionately. The only thing you can do in your life to win the world is to be a kind speaker and… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
If I were to offer any advice to young writers, it would be this: be discriminating and be discerning about the work you set for… — Barry Lopez
This is the sense in which I am obliged to be a listener. To listen to the student's doubts, fears, and incompetencies that are part… — Paulo Freire
Be a good listener...It makes the person who's speaking to you feel loved,cared for and worthy of being heard. — Wayne Dyer
I think the more the listener can contribute to the song, the better; the more they become part of the song, and they fill in… — John Prine
Make the verses flow together. If a following verse has nothing to do with the previous, you may lose our listener/reader. You want a smooth… — Margaret Atwood
I like using concrete imagery, but I don't feel that's what it's about. It's a combination of concrete and abstract to take the listener somewhere… — M. Ward
You can find me in the melodies, the chord progressions, the song style and structure. The lyrical places you fine me most are in the… — Kristian Bush
My biggest lesson ... was to try and create narrators that were believable. ...so the listener becomes really invested in the story or the song. — Kristian Bush
Anything that happens after I write a song...that's fine with me. It's up to the listener to read into it what they need from it.… — Guy Clark
When I create music, the feeling that you get... I get first. You [the listener] have a delayed experience with the feeling I initially get… — Lauryn Hill
I do not choose my listeners. What I mean is, I never write for my listeners. I think about my audience, but I am not… — Henryk Gorecki

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