---
title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: … I was telling you... but you don't…"
description: "\"“… I was telling you... but you don't listen to me…”\" — Deyth Banger"
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f5/deyth-banger-871_but_i-was-telling-you-but-you-don-t-listen-t_36939.jpg"
---

#  … I was telling you... but you don't listen to me…

![“… I was telling you... but you don't listen to me…” quote by Deyth Banger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f5/deyth-banger-871_but_i-was-telling-you-but-you-don-t-listen-t_36939.jpg)   [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f5/deyth-banger-871_but_i-was-telling-you-but-you-don-t-listen-t_36939.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f5/deyth-banger-871_but_i-was-telling-you-but-you-don-t-listen-t_36939.jpg)

> ““… I was telling you... but you don't listen to me…””

Deyth Banger

## About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

A speaker feels ignored, highlighting frustration when attempts to communicate are dismissed.

**In simple terms:** Frustration from being unheard

Key Takeaway

Listening is essential for effective dialogue

Themes

communication frustration power dynamics empathy validation

Mood

irritated disappointed exasperated

Type

observation advice reflection

When to use this quote

- team meetings
- personal relationships
- customer service interactions
- negotiations
- counselling sessions

Key Concepts

active listening respect misunderstanding

Practical Applications

- improve interpersonal communication
- train staff on active listening

Questions to Reflect On

- How can you ensure others feel heard?
- What barriers prevent effective listening?

A Different Perspective

Sometimes silence is a strategic choice, not neglect.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★   No ratings yet

[But](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/but/) [Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/)

## Related quotes

> [I'm telling you, I don't like cheaters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/i-m-telling-you-i-don-t-like-cheaters/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

> [Not telling me something because you don't want to piss me off. is probably the best way to piss me off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/not-telling-me-something-because-you-don-t-want-to-piss-me-off-is/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

> [I'm always telling Don King's people when there's a top-10 heavyweight they've got that needs an opponent, I'm ready.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-de-mori/i-m-always-telling-don-king-s-people-when-there-s-a-top-10/)

[Mark de Mori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-de-mori/)

> [“When you think you are ready you are not ready. When you are not ready you are ready... ... You think you know But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/when-you-think-you-are-ready-you-are-not-ready-when-you-are-not-ready/)

Deyth Banger

> [Those that fight don't listen, those that listen don't fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-salomon-perls/those-that-fight-don-t-listen-those-that-listen-don-t-fight/)

[Frederick Salomon Perls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-salomon-perls/)

> [I don't listen to music. I know it's weird, and I have no explanation for that. But I never do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/i-don-t-listen-to-music-i-know-it-s-weird-and-i-have-no-explanation/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

> [“People will tell you what to do. Don't listen them. Do what is right and what you love. Ultimately they would have to agree…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laksh-kishore/people-will-tell-you-what-to-do-don-t-listen-them-do-what-is-right/)

[Laksh Kishore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laksh-kishore/)

> [Don't listen to other people, because their words don't define you and who you are!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/don-t-listen-to-other-people-because-their-words-don-t-define-you-and/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

> [People do look at it as an insult that I say I don't listen to country music, which cracks me up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-maines/people-do-look-at-it-as-an-insult-that-i-say-i-don-t-listen-to/)

[Natalie Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-maines/)

> [The cry of the poor is is not always just, but if you don't listen to it, you will never know what justice is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-zinn/the-cry-of-the-poor-is-is-not-always-just-but-if-you-don-t-listen-to/)

[Howard Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-zinn/)

> [Don't ever listen what your freinds say about you behind your back, it will always hurt...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-akhtar/don-t-ever-listen-what-your-freinds-say-about-you-behind-your-back-it/)

Salman Akhtar

> [Don't listen to the world; they say we're never gonna make it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/don-t-listen-to-the-world-they-say-we-re-never-gonna-make-it/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

> [Don't Listen To Her, Listen Through Her." Stevie Nicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-nicks/don-t-listen-to-her-listen-through-her-stevie-nicks/)

[Stevie Nicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-nicks/)

> [I don't listen to opinions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jeter/i-don-t-listen-to-opinions/)

[Derek Jeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-jeter/)

> [Don't listen to the world, they will say anything to keep us apart. They will do anything to keep me from your heart. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/don-t-listen-to-the-world-they-will-say-anything-to-keep-us-apart/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

## More by Deyth Banger

> [“Cops aren't really your friends, they are trying to be your friends but they are not… - They are searching evidence to PIN YOU.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/cops-aren-t-really-your-friends-they-are-trying-to-be-your-friends/)

Deyth Banger

> [“NormnAl, "Like, Share, Follow and subscribe" - The typical cliche drill.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/normnal-like-share-follow-and-subscribe-the-typical-cliche-drill/)

Deyth Banger

> [“50 Zen, read shit… BECOME MASTER!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/50-zen-read-shit-become-master/)

Deyth Banger

> [“I was a victim of violence... No reason for vileonce just few sucirity guards came... we were 3... they were 2... and look they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/i-was-a-victim-of-violence-no-reason-for-vileonce-just-few-sucirity/)

Deyth Banger

> [“U just gotta a ticket for the new town "FUCK YOU".”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/u-just-gotta-a-ticket-for-the-new-town-fuck-you/)

Deyth Banger

> [“When you talk with people or type to people which you know or don't know ... do you see the distance? ... The distance?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/when-you-talk-with-people-or-type-to-people-which-you-know-or-don-t/)

Deyth Banger

> [“If you know what's beyond all, like for example the awful smile, which isn't even wafflable. It was an example of vampire smile.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/if-you-know-what-s-beyond-all-like-for-example-the-awful-smile-which/)

Deyth Banger

> [“You don't know with who you are having to deal with... you just sign the contract to die”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/you-don-t-know-with-who-you-are-having-to-deal-with-you-just-sign-the/)

Deyth Banger

> [“Repeation violates the law.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/repeation-violates-the-law/)

Deyth Banger

> [“Nothing is accurate, Nor-Math, Physics or whatsoever comes in your mind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/nothing-is-accurate-nor-math-physics-or-whatsoever-comes-in-your-mind/)

Deyth Banger

> [“Tomorrow could be just few steps away - a dream, yesterday the fucking nightmare...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/tomorrow-could-be-just-few-steps-away-a-dream-yesterday-the-fucking/)

Deyth Banger

> [“I won't give 10 dollars for fucking pornography, I will give them for something which will help me to develop...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/i-won-t-give-10-dollars-for-fucking-pornography-i-will-give-them-for/)

Deyth Banger

> [“I just predicted the future, Small talk = Short Term Relationships.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/i-just-predicted-the-future-small-talk-short-term-relationships/)

Deyth Banger

> [“I am non-believer (And nothing is wrong with that)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/i-am-non-believer-and-nothing-is-wrong-with-that/)

Deyth Banger

> [“I just bought two balls which remind me for the Dr.House ball. The ball which he used to play, however I bought one book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/i-just-bought-two-balls-which-remind-me-for-the-dr-house-ball-the/)

Deyth Banger

Explore all 342 Deyth Banger quotes

## More But quotes

> [I'm sorry, but I took you out of my life for a reason, don't try and step back in it like nothing happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-sorry-but-i-took-you-out-of-my-life-for-a-reason-don-t-try-and/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

> [“It's time to get healed. It's time to confess. Falling for the bait doesn't make you the worst person in the world. You were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-groeschel/it-s-time-to-get-healed-it-s-time-to-confess-falling-for-the-bait/)

[Craig Groeschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-groeschel/)

> [“I'm a lover not a fighter. But when I have to fight, I fight to win. There cannot be another outcome.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temitope-ibrahim/i-m-a-lover-not-a-fighter-but-when-i-have-to-fight-i-fight-to-win/)

[TemitOpe Ibrahim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temitope-ibrahim/)

> [We are nothing here but just candles burning in the wind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrant-parsai/we-are-nothing-here-but-just-candles-burning-in-the-wind/)

[Vikrant Parsai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikrant-parsai/)

> [“Not only did he unleash his emotions through rivers of tears, but for several days he denied his body food so he could pray…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-groeschel/not-only-did-he-unleash-his-emotions-through-rivers-of-tears-but-for/)

[Craig Groeschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-groeschel/)

> [“If we conform our behavior to God’s ancient moral prescription, we are entitled to the sweet benefits of life. But if we defy its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-c-dobson/if-we-conform-our-behavior-to-god-s-ancient-moral-prescription-we-are/)

[James C. Dobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-c-dobson/)

> [Science will always give answer to the first question but refuses to the last one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrant-parsai/science-will-always-give-answer-to-the-first-question-but-refuses-to/)

[Vikrant Parsai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikrant-parsai/)

> [I've said no to alcohol for years but it still won't listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-ve-said-no-to-alcohol-for-years-but-it-still-won-t-listen/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

> [“But doesn't add something to what has come before; but takes something away. At its most daring, it can feel like a Bat Turn,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-peter-clark/but-doesn-t-add-something-to-what-has-come-before-but-takes-something/)

[Roy Peter Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-peter-clark/)

> [Mexican word of the day Wheelchair : Me and Juan only have one taco, but is okay, Wheelchair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/mexican-word-of-the-day-wheelchair-me-and-juan-only-have-one-taco-but/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

> [“Don't Overlook and Pay attention to any signs that might suggest it could be at risk for common mental health issues like depression or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napz-cherub-pellazo/don-t-overlook-and-pay-attention-to-any-signs-that-might-suggest-it/)

[Napz Cherub Pellazo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napz-cherub-pellazo/)

> [“To be inspired is great, but to inspire is an honor.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-t-hunt/to-be-inspired-is-great-but-to-inspire-is-an-honor/)

[Stacey T. Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-t-hunt/)

> [Having difficulties in life is nothing but only a matter of choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrant-parsai/having-difficulties-in-life-is-nothing-but-only-a-matter-of-choice/)

[Vikrant Parsai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikrant-parsai/)

> [“Remember, to get what you've never had, you must do what you've never done. But to get what you once had, you must do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-groeschel/remember-to-get-what-you-ve-never-had-you-must-do-what-you-ve-never/)

[Craig Groeschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-groeschel/)

> [“The only way to make a spoilt machine work again is to break it down, work on its inner system and fix it again.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israelmore-ayivor/the-only-way-to-make-a-spoilt-machine-work-again-is-to-break-it-down/)

[Israelmore Ayivor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/israelmore-ayivor/)

[Browse all 28 But quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/but/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "Quotation",
            "text": "“… I was telling you... but you don't listen to me…”",
            "creator": {
                "@type": "Person",
                "name": "Deyth Banger"
            },
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/i-was-telling-you-but-you-don-t-listen-to-me/",
            "about": {
                "@type": "Thing",
                "name": "But"
            },
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/i-was-telling-you-but-you-don-t-listen-to-me/#quotation",
            "image": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f5/deyth-banger-871_but_i-was-telling-you-but-you-don-t-listen-t_36939.jpg",
                "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f5/deyth-banger-871_but_i-was-telling-you-but-you-don-t-listen-t_36939.jpg",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f5/deyth-banger-871_but_i-was-telling-you-but-you-don-t-listen-t_36939.jpg",
                "width": 1080,
                "height": 1080,
                "caption": "“… I was telling you... but you don't listen to me…” — Deyth Banger",
                "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                "creator": {
                    "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Deyth Banger",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deyth-banger/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "“… I was telling you... but...",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/i-was-telling-you-but-you-don-t-listen-to-me/"
                }
            ],
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/i-was-telling-you-but-you-don-t-listen-to-me/#breadcrumb"
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```
