Communication Quote by Herbie Hancock

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming…

— Malala Yousafzai

When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily acquired the art of…

— Adelbert von Chamisso

You know, I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell.

— Maynard James Keenan

“To make matters even more complicated, research has shown that we remember only 25-50 percent of what we hear. This inclination not only compromises…

— Susan C. Young

[Buckminster Fuller] was quite willing to talk. He'd talk at the drop of a hat.I learned to talk in front of people by listening…

— Paul Laffoley

“In order to understand the impact you can have on another's life by listening you need to first be intimate with the experience of…

— Madelaine Standing

I've always played acoustically - it's how I learned. I grew up listening to Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Dylan and what have…

— Lee Ranaldo

I can't imagine everyone on the planet would want to hear something from me. If I thought they'd listen, I'd probably ask them to…

— Damian Kulash

People's experiences are all different, and you don't know what the person experienced. They know, but you don't, so I think it's important to…

— Pauline Oliveros

I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell's version of "A Case of You." My mom was a huge Joni Mitchell fan.

— Cheyenne Jackson

Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.

— Whitney Houston

I often find myself having deep and emotive conversations with people.

— Corinne Bailey Rae