Quotes about Listened

The less you talk, the more you're listened to. Votes: 2

I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am. Votes: 2

Before I came here I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture I am still confused. But on a higher level. Votes: 2

I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long after it was heard no more. Votes: 2

I get sick when I think about someone going to iTunes and downloading two songs off our album. It's not meant to be listened to that way. Votes: 2

As so much music is listened to via MP3 download, many will never experience the joy of analog playback, and for them, I feel sorry. They are missing out. Votes: 2

My Daddy was my hero. He was always there for me when I needed him. He listened to me and taught me so many things. But most of all he was fun. Votes: 2

If I'd trusted myself and listened to myself all the times that I ignored myself, I would have been fine. But everyone has to learn their lesson, and now I've got it. Votes: 2

I've always had the greatest respect for and listened to both my father and my mother. I've always tried to follow my parents' advice because these are people who want the best for me. Votes: 2

So I went out and bought Hard Again by Muddy Waters. That was a big learning curve. I listened to that album again and again and again. James Cotton was the harmonica player on that album. Votes: 2

I listened to a lot of Jay-Z and Kanye coming up, which would be unexpected for a boy bander like me. But I'd listen to a lot of that, and a lot of Ed Sheeran, actually. Votes: 2

There are many benefits to this process of listening. The first is that good listeners are created as people feel listened to. Listening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us. Votes: 2

You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed. Votes: 2

Music as background to me becomes like a mosquito, an insect. In the studio we have big speakers, and to me that's the way music should be listened to. When I listen to music, I want to just listen to music. Votes: 2

Back then people closed their eyes and listened to music. Today there's a lot of images that go with the music. A lot of music is crap and it's all commercial and the images are all trying to sell the record. Votes: 2

When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison. Votes: 2

My mother always taught us that if people don't agree with you, the important thing is to listen to them. But if you've listened to them carefully and you still think that you're right, then you must have the courage of your convictions. Votes: 2

The first record I ever listened to was Elvis Presley, and I remember thinking, 'Man this guy is cool!' The swagger he had really helped my confidence, because he really made me think that a white boy could make music like this. Votes: 2

I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp... I listened to everything I could that came from that place that they call the blues but, in formality, isn't necessarily the blues. Votes: 2

When I was in seventh grade, I totally had a crush on a guy who was older than me, and he listened to alternative music. So he was into Days of the New and stuff like that, and more poppy stuff, too, like Matchbox Twenty. Votes: 2

If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down. Votes: 2

If you listen to everybody's opinions, I mean, I always say I'd be digging a ditch on the side of the road now if I had listened to what everybody told me what to do. You know, you have to follow your heart, you have to. Votes: 2

When I look at music, everything is blurred, and I like it that way. I grew up like that, hanging out with different types of people who listened to so many different types of music. I never wanted to be part of any one clique. I loved it all. Votes: 2

Now, I know you expected me to say that, well, I just kick back in the rocking chair, fished a little bit, listened to Willie Nelson tapes and watched old baseball games on the Classic Sports network. And, tell you the truth, I have done that for maybe about five total minutes. Votes: 2

Before now, I've always taken my mixes out to the car and listened to them in the parking lot. I still do that, but more so now I'm listening to it on the Beat box, and I think people should give it at least a listen and check it out and see what it is. Votes: 2

We have to program the mind of the public that age is not ugly. Age is just age. Wake up, American children, and stop listening to other people's voices. Know yourself, be true to yourself and make a contribution. It took me half my life to know myself. I listened to other people's opinions and took them as gospel. Votes: 2

Have you listened to your heart? Votes: 0

I never listened to country music growing up. Votes: 0

Those who talk loudly are rarely listened to. Votes: 0

No man ever listened himself out of a job. Votes: 0

I'd always listened to my parents' Bee Gees albums. Votes: 0

Long before I wrote stories, I listened for stories. Votes: 0

Anything can become music if listened to long enough Votes: 0

Wisdom had rather be buffeted than not listened to. Votes: 0

Nobuddy ever listened t' reason on a empty stomach. Votes: 0

You talk as long as you are listened to. Votes: 0

The less you talk, the more you're listened to. Votes: 0

When I have listened to my mistakes, I have grown. Votes: 0

If it's right and true, it's listened to and accommodated. Votes: 0

I did not hear what I should have listened to. Votes: 0

I was a Swedish guy who listened to Too Short. Votes: 0

People judged my work without to have listened to it. Votes: 0

I've always listened to a lot of film music, actually. Votes: 0

Listen to no man who has not listened to God. Votes: 0

People should be heard, and music should be listened to. Votes: 0

She's descended from a long line her mother listened to. Votes: 0

A leader is heard, a great leader is listened too. Votes: 0

Dustfinger closed his eyes and listened. He was home again. Votes: 0

I've always listened to music, since I was really, really young. Votes: 0

Don't talk to the people until you've listened to the people. Votes: 0

She listened to him all night and he found her fascinating. Votes: 0

We have listened too long to the courtly Muses of Europe. Votes: 0

John Denver I listened to when I was in elementary school. Votes: 0

The standard dreaming of a society has to be listened to. Votes: 0

Luscious feet that listened to the soil and stole its secrets. Votes: 0

Folks want to be listened to, they want to be heard. Votes: 0

There is a difference between being listened to and being heard. Votes: 0

When people realize they are being listened to, they tell you things. Votes: 0

Obviously, it's great to know that your music is being listened to. Votes: 0

If I'd listened to customers, I'd have given them a faster horse. Votes: 0

Every single song that I've listened to is in my memory forever. Votes: 0

You know, I don't think I've ever listened to someone's commentary. Ever. Votes: 0

I have never listened to authority. It is not in my DNA. Votes: 0

She is descended from a long line that her mother listened to. Votes: 0

God cannot be seen, but He can listened to and spoken to! Votes: 0

Every time I listened to Lux Radio Theatre, I wanted to vomit. Votes: 0

I listened for the echo, and I heard only praise — Votes: 0

The notes are right, but if I listened they would be wrong. Votes: 0

Nobody ever listened to me until they didn't know who I was Votes: 0

I was an Elvis freak. That's all I listened to growing up. Votes: 0

I'm just so grateful and astonished that I'm still respected and listened to. Votes: 0

We had something to say. Whenever we played, people didn't dance, they listened. Votes: 0

As a child I most closely identified with Charlie Browns teacher. Nobody listened. Votes: 0

Civilians listened to officers, which said a lot about the intelligence of civilians. Votes: 0

What most people really want is to be listened to, respected, and understood. Votes: 0

People don't need sex so much as they need to be listened to. Votes: 0

If you want to be listened to, you should put in time listening. Votes: 0

I am descended from a very long line my mother once foolishly listened to. Votes: 0

When I was doing 'Beau Travail,' I listened a lot to Benjamin Britten. Votes: 0

Women don't want to be listened to. They only want to be agreed with Votes: 0

I took LSD and listened to Coltrane a lot; a lot of people did. Votes: 0

If we only listened with the same passion that we feel about being heard. Votes: 0

I've never listened to jazz. It's just not something I ever paid attention to. Votes: 0

If I had listened to the critics I'd have died drunk in the gutter Votes: 0

I'm so glad for the dozens of times I haven't listened along the way. Votes: 0

I listened to the veteran wrestlers that had tons of experience, like Leo Burke. Votes: 0

They spoke truth and a lot of people listened.... that voice, Kurt we miss you. Votes: 0

For the first month, I listened, and I tried very hard not to draw conclusions Votes: 0

Today Jazz music is performed & listened to by people of all ethnicity, backgrounds, ages & creeds. Votes: 0

I listened to all the Misfits albums growing up and Red Hot Chili Peppers, too. Votes: 0

Neanderthal man listened to stories, if one may judge by the shape of his skull. Votes: 0

Actors should be overheard, not listened to, and the audience is 50 percent of the performance. Votes: 0

Steve Jobs was a digital pioneer, but when he went home, he listened to vinyl. Votes: 0

There is nothing more seductive — and dangerous — than being listened to. Votes: 0

Before all masters, necessity is the one most listened to, and who teaches the best. Votes: 0

When I was in high school, I listened to a lot of death metal bands. Votes: 0

For the first seven years of my life, I listened to nothing but The Beatles. Votes: 0

My mom listened to the Beatles and Elvis, a lot of different types of music. Votes: 0

I wanted to be listened to. I don't know if they were or not, though. Votes: 0

If I listened to your advice, I'd be making your mistakes instead of my own. Votes: 0

What would happen if we listened to children as much as we talked to them? Votes: 0

We've all had our thing. I listened to the Monkees when I was little kid. Votes: 0

If I’d just listened—just taken one second to listen—it wouldn’t have happened Votes: 0

I have listened and I have been quiet all my life. But now I will speak. Votes: 0

Aphrodite had the beauty; Zeus had the thunderbolts. Everyone loved Aphrodite, but everyone listened to Zeus. Votes: 0

Had I listened to my agent, I'd be running around in tights, climbing buildings and stuff. Votes: 0

If true computer music were ever written, it would only be listened to by other computers. Votes: 0

Being listened to should be sufficiently gratifying in itself, whether or not the advice is followed. Votes: 0

It seemed like an original act, the very kindest act of being human, that he listened. Votes: 0

Kanye took me from a kid who listened to music to a kid who lived music. Votes: 0

It didn't matter who was more right. What mattered is that we listened to each other Votes: 0

My mum always told me, 'Have something to fall back on' and I never really listened. Votes: 0

Have you ever closed your eyes and listened to the sound of your own mother's voice? Votes: 0

When civic leaders are in love with their cities they are listened to; they are credible. Votes: 0

In the darkness, she listened to the silence. She wallowed in the beautiful nothing it made. Votes: 0

I only know the lyrics to songs that I listened to between the ages of 11 and 15. Votes: 0

Music must be listened to; it is not enough to hear it. A duck hears also. Votes: 0

Young men, listen to an old man to whom old men listened when he was young. Votes: 0

I listened more than I studied... therefore little by little my knowledge and ability were developed. Votes: 0

I've listened to Jazz since I was born and always knew I'd be a Jazz singer! Votes: 0

Against the advice of my wife, I endorsed Arlen Specter. I should have listened to my wife. Votes: 0

Led Zeppelin. Queen. Deep Purple. These were the bands I listened to. I still listen to them. Votes: 0

I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his ears, and I tell you he's the one. Votes: 0

Donald Trump is communicating with people in America who've felt like they have not been listened to. Votes: 0

The earliest voice listened to by the nations in their infancy was the voice of the storyteller. Votes: 0

If I would have listened to the naysayers, I would still be in the Austrian Alps yodeling. Votes: 0

If I listened to my critics, I would still be at home under my bed right now. Votes: 0

We listened to them, but it was clear they'd received too much therapy to know the truth. Votes: 0

I took out my watch and listened to it clicking away, not knowing it couldn't even lie Votes: 0

I listened to them fade away till all I could hear was my memory of the sound. Votes: 0

When I was under house arrest, it was the BBC that spoke to me - I listened. Votes: 0

I've listened to Preachers, I've listened to fools. I've worshipped the dropouts, who've made their own rules. Votes: 0

I wasn't a great student; I was lazy. But when I was in sociology class, I listened. Votes: 0

Everyone has the right to express an opinion. No one has the right to be listened to. Votes: 0

Voices that say the age of the church is over are voices who haven't listened to Jesus. Votes: 0

Anyone who refuses to speak out off campus does not deserve to be listened to on campus. Votes: 0

I had listened to Joe Turner. When they'd book Joe there, I'd play the blues behind him. Votes: 0

Everybody always wants to rebel against their parents' music, but nobody listened to music louder than my dad. Votes: 0

Silence made space for other people's words, which was important for those who needed to be listened to. Votes: 0

We've all listened to Dr. Laura Schlessinger, haven't we? We all know how not to play a psychiatrist. Votes: 0

Just six days after its release on iTunes, a record-breaking 33 million people have already listened to the album. Votes: 0

All the warnings the founding fathers gave us about government proved to be true. We should have listened. Votes: 0

Opera is one of the most important art forms. It should be listened to and appreciated by everyone. Votes: 0

Like many composers, most of my compositions are influenced by the music I've listened to throughout my life. Votes: 0

Language exists only when it is listened to as well as spoken. The hearer is an indispensable partner. Votes: 0

She had never really listened to anyone in her life; which, some said, was why she had survived. Votes: 0

I listened in on a KKK rally but all I could hear was a bunch of white noise. Votes: 0

To be fair, I am not the same man. The one who listened. The one who believed her. Votes: 0

I listened to a lot of bands that were happening at the time, but no one in particular. Votes: 0

The first time I heard of Tuol Sleng, it was on the Voice of America. I listened twice. Votes: 0

If I read or listened to critics of our music, I'd have been discouraged a long time ago. Votes: 0

If I read or listened to critics of our music. I'd have been discouraged a long time ago. Votes: 0

But when we listened to the radio, it was Bill Haley and the Comets or the Everly Brothers. Votes: 0

I usually listen to surf music, not much instrumental music, and when I was younger I listened to jazz. Votes: 0

If we prove capable of showing a pioneering commitment, we shall create a commmunity listened to around the world. Votes: 0

I would literally never think about melody. I never thought people listened to melody because I listen to words. Votes: 0

No matter how unfriendly you are you have always listened to my requests. Your kindness is always saving me. Votes: 0

I always write my novels with music (I don't listened to the music seriously.) Music seems to encourage me. Votes: 0

The first time I really listened to an album and thought, This album is mine, was Kanyes Late Registration. Votes: 0

I listened to the veteran wrestlers that had tons of experience, like Leo Burke. I was never really alone. Votes: 0

When people told me I'd never make it, I listened to the one person who said I could: me. Votes: 0

When you create something you leave little crumbs of stuff that you've experienced or music that you've listened to. Votes: 0

Beethoven's last quartets were written by a deaf man and should only be listened to by a deaf man. Votes: 0

I listened to my record and hear lots of influences. And it's very rich... it's got a wide spectrum. Votes: 0

Bill Bennett really became an idol for me. I listened to him every morning from 6 to 9 for, oh, years. Votes: 0

It is far more comforting to think God listened and said no, than to think that nobody's out there. Votes: 0

I never listen to 'Nevermind.' I haven't listened to it since we put it out. That says something. Votes: 0

A lot of my music is very reggae- driven. Half of my life Bob Marley was all I listened to. Votes: 0

I would say it's important for scientists to speak out when they can and when they can be listened to. Votes: 0

You hate to listen me but good you listened me!! I Love you for the same reason you hated me!!! Votes: 0

It is time this Congress listened to the American people and minimum-wage workers, and it is time that we act. Votes: 0

Having listened to people for a long time, I believe many of us should be thankful not to be shot. Votes: 0

Those who listened to Lord Chatham felt that there was something finer in the man, than anything which he said. Votes: 0

I started to play Jazz music in my early teens. A boyfriend brought records over, so I listened to everything Votes: 0

My songwriting and my style became more complex as I listened, learned, borrowed and stole and put my music together. Votes: 0

If I listened to my instincts, I'd be down at the pub chasing women, not under a 400 pound bar squatting Votes: 0

In my life, I've never really listened to when people start forming opinions on how you should be doing things. Votes: 0

I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am. Votes: 0

Good job on Percy Jackson I read all of them 8 times and have listened 42 times and still not bored Thanks. Votes: 0

I thought we talked things out!' 'Yes, and you listened very carefully to every word you had to say. Votes: 0

Long before I wrote stories, I listened for stories. Listening for them is something more acute than listening to them. Votes: 0

I never listened to the people who said I should give it up, which is the main advice I got. Votes: 0

I had been creating music on tape that was to be listened to as a recording, rather than through performance. Votes: 0

Before you look to blame another, look within yourself, for at some point you have not listened to your own instincts. Votes: 0

I formed a band when I was about 13, and we all listened to punk - or what we thought was punk! Votes: 0

The first time I really listened to an album and thought, 'This album is mine,' was Kanye's 'Late Registration.' Votes: 0

Shay sometimes talked in a mysterious way, like she was quoting the lyrics of some band no one else listened to. Votes: 0

In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience. Votes: 0

Do you recall that night in June Upon the Danube River; We listened to the landler-tune, We watched the moonbeams quiver. Votes: 0

I listened to the pure crystalline notes of one of Mozart's concertos dropping at my feet like leaves from the trees. Votes: 0

It occurred to me that everyone's story matters to themselves, so the more I listened, the more she wanted to talk. Votes: 0

I took advice from none but the best. I listened, how I listened! That's how I finally became my own expert. Votes: 0

The way the elderly are treated, and in some cases warehoused and medicated, rather than nurtured and listened to, is distressing. Votes: 0

American pop group N'SYNC's. I listened to it endlessly in my dad's car. This also made me wanna be a singer. Votes: 0

Children don't need much advice but they really do need to be listened to and not just with half an ear. Votes: 0

There were too many ears that listened for others besides themselves, and too many tongues that wagged to those they shouldn't. Votes: 0

Who would have listened to his tales of woe when his love was the flickering lamp over his own decaying tomb? Votes: 0

I'm very bad with music. I don't know any new music. I've listened to the same 10 or 12 albums my whole life. Votes: 0

He actually listened, rather than pretending to listen while waiting a suitable interval before it was his time to talk again... Votes: 0

the quiet was so deep that their feet seemed to thump along while all the trees leaned over them and listened, Votes: 0

When I was in the Sex Pistols, I listened to Boston. But I couldn't tell anybody, you know. I'd get lynched. Votes: 0

We talked for hours. He talked and I listened. It was like wind and sunlight. It blew all the cobwebs away. Votes: 0

I listened to a lot of stories when I was a kid. My mother told me stories, and I loved them. Votes: 0

What good was speaking when I'd determined none of the world listened to one another, especially not when a woman was speaking. Votes: 0

I watched tons of archive footage of princess Margaret and listened to the music she loved; that was really immersive and brilliant. Votes: 0

I can honestly say that everything I've ever listened to has influenced me or motivated me in one way, form or fashion. Votes: 0

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite. Votes: 0

Actually, when I was very young, first starting to play, I think I probably listened more to clarinet players than to saxophones. Votes: 0

Man, I listened Nas and B.I.G growing up. I listened to both of them when I was younger for sure. Votes: 0

Everyone listened to this amusing narrative with great interest, and the moment that Behemoth concluded it, they all shouted in unison: 'Lies! Votes: 0

My writing is consistently influenced by everything I watched and listened to growing up, so it's just this crazy collage of everything. Votes: 0

Basked in the sun,listened to birds,licked off raindrops,and only in flightthe leaf saw the treeand graspedwhat it had been. Votes: 0

I don't know, but I think kids just want to be listened to, so I want to make sure I do that. Votes: 0

I did everything. I ran my life exactly as I wanted to, all the time. I never listened to anybody. I'm pig-headed. Votes: 0

But I decline to say who has ever listened to them, who has written them, or other people who have sung them. Votes: 0

I'm a big fan of Beyonce and Rihanna. I've listened to Beyonce all my life, and she's a big influence on me. Votes: 0

While other kids played with cars and toys, I listened to music all day. I wanted to sing it and learn it. Votes: 0

I don't listen to recordings very much now, to be perfectly honest. I listened to them a lot when I was younger. Votes: 0

I listened to country music my whole life. I started writing music when I was a teenager. It all came out country. Votes: 0

One of the things I loved about the musical was that you listened to the soundtrack and it told you the story. Votes: 0

When you play, do not trouble yourself as to who is listening. Yet always play as though a master listened to you. Votes: 0

I don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing. Votes: 0

I listened as the words became sentences and the sentences became pages and the pages became feelings and voices and places and people. Votes: 0

I just don't know anything about jazz, really. I've never really listened to it, but I'd definitely like to discover more about it. Votes: 0

I was fed by the music I listened to as a kid. Hip-hop fed me psychologically, spiritually, politically. I learned from that music. Votes: 0

It would be amazing if people listened to it when they needed shelter; it would be lovely if they didn't spit on it. Votes: 0

I listened to Pablo Casals, which was a big change for me. Without hearing Casals, I would never have advanced as I did. Votes: 0

I had friends who only listened to hip-hop. I had friends who only listened to musicals, and I stood proudly in the middle. Votes: 0

Two evils, of almost equal weight, may befall the man of erudition; never to be listened to, and to be listened to always. Votes: 0

My teeth became sour as I listened to his story. It was then that I understood why he was quiet all the time. Votes: 0

Most of the music I've listened to or grew up listening to - a lot of it at least - is instrumental stuff. Votes: 0

Celebrity is ridiculous and silly and it's mad that people like me are listened to - you know, rap stars and movie stars. Votes: 0

I wish I listened through my urethra, because imagine how euphoric and orgasmic music would be. One love song might get you pregnant. Votes: 0

I never really thought I was going to be a singer, honestly. I never listened to singers; I always listened to rap music. Votes: 0

At a certain point, I got into the older, cooler crowd, and they listened to hip-hop. I was desperately trying to fit in. Votes: 0

When I was really little, I listened to Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrel, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Patsy Cline. Votes: 0

Today's younger generation is no worse than my own. We were just as ignorant and repulsive as they are, but nobody listened to us. Votes: 0

It's as simple as this. When people don't unload their opinions and feel like they've been listened to, they won't really get on board. Votes: 0

Mr. Bennet's expectations were fully answered. His cousin was as absurd as he had hoped, and he listened to him with the keenest enjoyment. Votes: 0

If my songs are being listened to between any other songs, that is awesome, and I'm glad people are getting something out of them. Votes: 0

If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another. Votes: 0

He was healthier than the rest of us, but when you listened with the stethoscope you could hear the tears bubbling inside his heart. Votes: 0

She shrugged another plump shoulder. "I never listened to Porter when he got going." Ah. At last. The secret to a successful marriage. Votes: 0

Never have the young taken themselves so seriously, and the calamity is that they are listened to and deferred to by so many adults. Votes: 0

I listened to all types of music, and obviously when I got to Seattle I was very much aware of the music scene there. Votes: 0

I bought [John Lennon's] 'Plastic Ono Band,' and I listened to it over and over for months. It's a monumental work of genius... Votes: 0

I've listened to and know Allen Ginsberg music and met him a couple of times, but I don't have any strong statements to make. Votes: 0

The music I listened to as a kid - the Stones, the Beatles - that was so rebellious at the time, it became mainstream. Votes: 0

Paul Harvey was the most listened to man in the history of radio. ... There is no one who will ever come close to him. Votes: 0

My dad was a huge Bob Dylan fan, so we listened to his music, Cat Stevens, Simon & Garfunkel, and all that kind of stuff. Votes: 0

When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life. Votes: 0

My dad is my biggest source of inspiration. He's a lawyer, and when he'd get home, we always sat down and listened to music. Votes: 0

I started listening to classical music when I was in my early teens. Prior to that, I listened to pop records or band records. Votes: 0

At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music. Votes: 0

I listened to the students on campus in Plymouth, worried about their steadily deepening debts and how on earth they would ever escape them. Votes: 0

He stood beside a cottage lone And listened to a lute, One summer's eve, when the breeze was gone, And the nightingale was mute. Votes: 0

The novel is very much alive, indeed. In Toronto at the Sixth Annual International Festival of Authors (October 1985) I listened to novelists by the dozen. Votes: 0

I was told I would be back in 90 days. If I listened to people, I would be back where I came from - the penitentiary. Votes: 0

My parents were quite strict; we couldn't just listen to whatever music we wanted. It was very much like they monitored what we listened to. Votes: 0

We all listened to a lot of recorded music, especially American jazz, modern jazz, and that's where our studies were and our inspiration came from. Votes: 0

What came first--the music or the misery? Did I listen to music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to music~? Votes: 0

I probably should've listened to Michael a year ago when he said that Charles will never win a championship because he doesn't show any dedication. Votes: 0

So she listened hard. And she began to evolve, because stories work their magic that way. They build conviction and erode conviction in equal measure. Votes: 0

My all-time favorite rock and roll players were Scotty Moore, Chuck Berry and Franny Beecher, and I listened to the country playing of Merle Travis. Votes: 0

Hannibal at eighteen was rooting for Mephistopheles and contemptuous of Faust, but he only half-listened to the climax. He was watching and breathing Lady Murasaki... Votes: 0

Young people understand the world. They should be listened to on matters of politics and world organization. But they know nothing of their own lives. Votes: 0

The silence grew deeper, so deep that if you listened carefully you might very well catch the sound of the earth revolving on its axis. Votes: 0

I definitely listened to country music. I don't think I listened to hair bands as much as I did Bruce Springsteen and U2 and Aerosmith. Votes: 0

I am still into the people I listened to growing up, so I completely remember what is like to be a fan, I haven't changed. Votes: 0

I remember people saying to us, "You're too nice. Hollywood is going to eat you up and spit you out." I never listened to them. Votes: 0

Posthumous men-myself, for example-are not as well understood as timely ones, but we are listened to better. More precisely: we are never understood-hence our authority. Votes: 0

I've never listened to an album once I've finished it. All I hear is what I should've done different. I beat myself up over it. Votes: 0

I'm trying to be me and embrace all the parts of me that have grown up, listened to more music and soaked up more influences. Votes: 0

I was a weird kid. I should've been gay because I listened to a lot of Broadway musicals. I don't know why I'm not gay. Votes: 0

A friend of mine gave me a Philip Glass record. I listened to it for five hours before I realized it had a scratch on it. Votes: 0

The first thing that confronts us in studying verbal structures is that they are arranged sequentially, and have to be read or listened to in time. Votes: 0

If he (George Keenan)felt on occasion more than a little uncomfortable when being listened to, then he was truly unhappy when not being listened to. Votes: 0

I met with several public company CEOs to learn about their experiences of going public and listened to as many earnings calls as I possibly could. Votes: 0

[In 2004] That's how I got a relationship with Steve Jobs. Because I listened really hard to him cause he's the smartest guy I ever worked for... Votes: 0

I listened to a lot of old school, golden era music. It gave me a lot of insight on how to rap and give my all. Votes: 0

I just picked up a lot of classic-rock, melodic influence from my mom, music that she listened to, like 10,000 Maniacs, Led Zeppelin, REO Speedwagon and Yes. Votes: 0

The moment you start to talk about playing music, you destroy music. It cannot be talked about. It can only be played, enjoyed and listened to. Votes: 0

When I was younger, I made some decisions that I shouldn't have. And, in hindsight, I've almost always been wrong when I haven't listened to myself. Votes: 0

I think what I listen to now is what I listened to as a kid which is kind of black American soul. I love soul music. Votes: 0

I started to listen to Japanese jazz musicians when I went to high school. Some people I listened to were Yosuke Yamashita, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Sadao Watanabe. Votes: 0

I grew up in the '90s. I listened to a lot of The Clash, Velvet Underground and Roxy Music. I wasn't into Boyzone, or anything. Votes: 0

I believe that regardless of how many people you've listened to or emulated over the years, your sound is you and what you really feel inside. Votes: 0

There are plenty of people in the in the military and high ranking generals that do not feel that they have been optimized or listened to . Votes: 0

When you are weary of praying, and do not receive, consider how often you have heard a poor man calling, and have not listened to him. Votes: 0

I knew there was only one place to go. I sank down into the center of my soul, grew still, and listened to the Rabbi's heartbeat. Votes: 0

Warhol was the ultimate voyeur, constantly observing people through the lens. He watched and listened, but did not participate. Behind the camera, Warhol was in control. Votes: 0

Growing up, I never listened to English music. I was more into Motown, as well as early rock n' roll like Chuck Berry and Little Richard. Votes: 0

I was just trying to get his attention!" the man protested at the top of his lungs. "If he'da listened, I wouldn'ta had to bash him. Votes: 0

I was really fortunate growing up to have a broad musical education. My parents listened to all kinds of music, rock, soul, Motown, jazz, Frank Sinatra, everything. Votes: 0

A child needs to be listened to and talked to at 3 and 4 and 5 years of age. Parents should not wait for the sophisticated conversation of a teenager. Votes: 0

When I do listen to music, I'm more prone to listen to the people I've always listened to: George Jones, Otis Redding, Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris. Votes: 0

Happy! Who is happy? Was there not a serpent in Paradise itself? And if Eve had been perfectly happy beforehand, would she have listened to the tempter? Votes: 0

In the '90s, you couldn't say the word 'nerd' to someone when pitching a show. They would have considered that too niche and wouldn't have listened. Votes: 0

I've followed Notre Dame football since 1946, when I listened on the radio and Johnny Lujack tackled Doc Blanchard in the open field to preserve a 0-0 tie. Votes: 0

He stood there a moment, listened to the creek, and let the mountain air blow against his face. Even with all this heartache, it was beautiful here. Votes: 0

The more I listened and became obsessed with singers, I feel like the more I realized that I had my own little thing that I could do. Votes: 0

Smartass Disciple: Three years! I've listened you preaching just for this silly truth?Master of Stupidity: Who said I was preaching? Who said anything about the truth? Votes: 0

I always feel like when I've listened to a great song I know it, 'cuz it's the only time I'll ever get goosebumps or something like that. Votes: 0

Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today? Votes: 0

I didn't have musical upbringing. I never listened to music growing up, thinking "I want to make my own music". I just listened to music for pleasure. Votes: 0

It was only the matter of a new voice. Nobody listened to an old voice anymore. Old voices became a part of one's self, like a fingernail. Votes: 0

He listened gravely to the discussion of possible danger, but in truth, he paid little heed. Silvanoshei was young, and the young know they will live forever. Votes: 0

Growing up, I listened to a lot of jazz and blues records - John Coltrane and Etta James. I was also really into Radiohead and the BeeGees. Votes: 0

I am a lover of all sorts of different music. I love blues and every piece of music that I have listened to has become an influence. Votes: 0

I listened to a lot of tapes of British theatre actresses and tried to learn from them. As Americans, we don't have such a gift with language. Votes: 0

I get sick when I think about someone going to iTunes and downloading two songs off our album. It's not meant to be listened to that way. Votes: 0

What frightened her the most was the moment of those first notes, because that was when people really listened: She was changing the atmosphere in the room." Votes: 0

I'm a little Jewish girl from Long Island, but when I listened to Tina Turner, I pictured myself in a mini-dress, dancing like Tina Turner. It's inevitable. Votes: 0

I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room." Votes: 0

I listened to the bells on the doorand stole more than enough bottles for myselfto understand that everyone's chestis a living room wallwith awkwardly placed photographshiding fist-shaped holes. Votes: 0

As an actor, I've always paid attention on sets. I've always watched, learned and listened, and you start to see things differently. You always leave yourself an out. Votes: 0

Actually in the moment in which the idea has life, when it's listened to read, engaged with, acted on stage, it gains another dimension, it becomes three dimensional. Votes: 0

There is nothing which wings its flight so swiftly as calumny, nothing is uttered with more ease; nothing is listened to with more readiness, nothing disbursed more widely. Votes: 0

For many, an album is no longer a considerable feat of an artist but just sounds to be half-listened to while one is halfheartedly engaged in something else. Votes: 0

For four years, I listened to stories of intelligence failures, and it wasn't due to incompetence of anyone in the system, but that the system is so arcane. Votes: 0

They both listened silently to the water, which to them was not just water, but the voice of life, the voice of Being, the voice of perpetual Becoming. Votes: 0

Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker series also shows the potential of lighter fantastic fiction. I read the first, and listened to a tape of a later one, and it's fun. Votes: 0

In those days, boxing was very glamorous and romantic. You listened to fights on the radio, and a good announcer made it seem like a contest between gladiators. Votes: 0

I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room. Votes: 0

I was pretty quiet as a child. I kind of hung out with my family and listened to music and sh*t. I wasn't too outgoing at all. Votes: 0

I listened to many different types of instruments and music, and have always tried to look at the bass as an instrument as opposed to only a bass. Votes: 0

To say that a person feels listened to means a lot more than just their ideas get heard. It's a sign of respect. It makes people feel valued. Votes: 0

I do not have a psychiatrist and I do not want one, for the simple reason that if he listened to me long enough, he might become disturbed. Votes: 0

The girl was kind in a special way; when you spoke to her, she seemed to stop thinking of whatever she been thinking and listened to you altogether. Votes: 0

I didn't grow up with indie rock - I mean, I listened to bands that are considered indie rock, but I think that term is dead and uninteresting. Votes: 0

I listened a little to punk when I was younger, but it was straight edge punk. It was nothing like what is going on now, like poppy punk. Votes: 0

People's interest in glamour and clothes and nylon stockings and all those things were, when I was a little boy, the sort of world that I listened to. Votes: 0

I just listened to that inner voice. By the way, it's always a good move to listen to that inner voice... if it doesn't lead to a crime Votes: 0

All comedians are a bit attention-seeking and I'm no different. Anyone with the audacity to want to be listened to for an hour and a half must be. Votes: 0

I've listened to a lot of outside stuff and just haven't really heard anything that moves me. I don't know if I'm getting old and crotchety or what. Votes: 0

I never listened to the Grateful Dead as a teen; the only exposure I got was what came through the walls when my sister was listening to them. Votes: 0

I've always listened to a lot of rap. It's all, 'Look at this car that cost me so much money, look at this Champagne.' It's super fun. Votes: 0

And she looked at me like she couldn't believe I knew she loved Anne Rice. I guess he didn't know how much she talked or how much I listened. Votes: 0

Always have something to say. The man who has something to say and who is known never to speak unless he has, is sure to be listened to.� Votes: 0

I've always sung. I was really into musical theater when I was growing up. As a kid, I listened to Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone, actually, on cassette tapes. Votes: 0

My parents listened to music in our house all the time when we were growing up. It was everything from Dolly Parton to Paul Simon... We packed in everything. Votes: 0

For a long time I listened to other people to decide whether I was still Christian or not, and I would sort of vet myself by the traditional formulae. Votes: 0

My mom was a huge Adam and the Ants fan. My granddad listened to a lot of Motown and Elvis and Johnny Cash. So I was kind of well-rounded. Votes: 0

My whole life, I have listened to people like Neil Young, or Crosby, Stills & Nash, and artists that have made a career out of the mellow, folky, acoustic dynamic. Votes: 0

I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds. Votes: 0

People always ask my mom what I did as a kid. My mom says, "He wasn't a bad kid. He was never an unruly kid, always listened and obeyed." Votes: 0

I'm just one of the kids, and all because the students at Hamilton Heights High School listened to the facts, educated their parents and themselves, and believed in me. Votes: 0

A company is people "¦ employees want to know"¦ am I being listened to or am I a cog in the wheel? People really need to feel wanted. Votes: 0

It is as though he listened and such listening as his enfolds us in silence in which at last we begin to hear what we are meant to be. Votes: 0

Artists are sometimes in a position to tell the truth, but they're positioned as a Cassandra. They're gifted with impeccable prophecy and the assurance of never being listened to. Votes: 0

Jazz is America's own. It is played and listened to by all peoples - in harmony together. Pigmentation differences have no place... as in genuine democracy, only performance counts. Votes: 0

Had Shakespeare listened to the news of Duncans death in a tavern or heard the knocking on his own bedroom door after he had finished the writing of Macbeth? Votes: 0

I dont like doing whats expected. Ive always done best when Ive listened to my instincts rather than following convention or doing what other people think I should do. Votes: 0

[Kids today] think "Grease" is just one long music video. So they watch it over and over again the way we, when we were kids, we listened to albums. Votes: 0

I'm a real big electronic music nut; when I was young I listened to musique concrète, German music from Cologne in the early 50s, all kinds of stuff. Votes: 0

The only person that I'm really feeling - because she has an identity of her own, even though she has listened to Mary J. Blige - is Jill Scott. Votes: 0

Look at the people who review. Look at their commitment to being "right" and "safe". If I had listened to my critics I would have given up years ago. Votes: 0

I got introduced to the rave scene in 1992. At the time I was into skateboarding; I listened to a little hip-hop but was mainly into heavy metal and grunge. Votes: 0

I always wanted a guitar. I always wanted to be a cowboy singer because I also listened to Hank Williams, and he would always sing these neat romantic songs. Votes: 0

My mom's always saying really smart things... like, you probably heard this one, 'Why buy the cow when the milk has HPV?' Wish I'd listened to that one. Votes: 0

I didn't know much about him, and I wasn't a big country music fan. I listened to the Beatles and David Bowie, so I didn't know a lot about him. Votes: 0

Words spoken about the Way have no taste. When looked at, there's not enough to see. When listened to, there's not enough to hear. When used, it is never exhausted. Votes: 0

If he had listened to some of his advisors and had tried to make the Marshall Plan a political dumping ground for unqualified politicians, it couldn't have been a success. Votes: 0

I started buying records in the 80s. I listened to everything new wave, disco, funk synth-pop, rock, but in my house we were listening to bossa nova, tango, and folk. Votes: 0

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak. Votes: 0

Momo listened to everyone and everything - even to the rain and the wind and the pine trees - and all of them spoke to her after their own fashion. Votes: 0

I listened to classical guitar and Spanish guitar, as well as jazz guitar players, rock and roll and blues. All of it. I did the same thing with my voice. Votes: 0

As I listened, it occurred to me that interest in and affection for the animals that share the planet with us may be a more unifying force than any other. Votes: 0

The poem in which the reader does not feel himself or herself a participant is a lecture, listened to from an uncomfortable chair, in a stuffy room, inside a building. Votes: 0

No preacher is listened to but time, which gives us the same train and turn of thought that elder people have in vain tried to put into our heads before. Votes: 0

If I would have listened to other people back in 2000 telling me I should have stopped playing basketball because of a kidney disease, I wouldn't have won a world championship. Votes: 0

I don't really listen to Radiohead. I listened to the albums and they just didn't move me in the way, say, John Prine does. His is just extraordinarily eloquent music. Votes: 0

It sounds a little cliché, but I wanted to capture some of the feelings or sounds that I heard when I listened to music that actually took me places. Votes: 0

I listened to a lot of Joni Mitchell in high school. She was sort of an inspiration to me. I think she's a great lyricist, and she makes interesting choices. Votes: 0

When you listen, you learn. You absorb like a sponge and your life becomes so much better than when you are just trying to be listened to all the time. Votes: 0

If you're callin' 'bout my heart, it's still yours / I should've listened to it a little more / Then it wouldn't have taken me so long / To know where I belong Votes: 0

I am a musicologist, a doctor of music. Therefore I listened to, studied and analysed a lot of music. I also enjoy metaphors, the art of quoting and of cycles. Votes: 0

Reasoned arguments and suggestions which make allowance for the full difficulties of the state of war that exists may help, and will always be listened to with respect and sympathy. Votes: 0

When I was growing up, I was the most pretentious person I have ever met. I only read obscure books and watched obscure movies and only listened to obscure music. Votes: 0

I sang "O Holy Night" in a school choir. My mother came and listened to me and complimented me. So that was the high point. I cannot sing a note. Votes: 0

You were just supposed to be a one night stand but you poked my eye, and kissed me sweet and listened to my car. Now, I kinda wanna keep you. Votes: 0

It's not like I listened to music and then stopped. I still don't have a real appreciation for music because I didn't really start listening to it until my 20s. Votes: 0

My first memories of music were country music and Ronnie Milsap. Where I grew up, it was what you listened to. And anything else, you were somewhat out of place. Votes: 0

To be listened to is... a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating... Man clamors for the freedom to express himself and for knowing that he counts. Votes: 0

I actually stopped talking. I actually listened. So I knew that I wasn't all the way manic, because when you're all the way manic you never listen to anybody but yourself. Votes: 0

Music is an art form that doesn't need to be explained. It needs to be performed; it needs to be felt; it needs to be listened to; it needs to progress. Votes: 0

When I was 17, I listened to reggae music. I loved Bob Marley. I started growing dreadlocks. It's always been my way, that the outside matches what's going on with me inside. Votes: 0

When Bill Clinton ran in '92, and I listened to him, and I had of course known of his record from Arkansas, I found him extraordinarily inspirational, and I voted Democratic. Votes: 0

I have listened And I have looked With open eyes. I have poured my soul Into the world Seeking the unknown Within the known. And I sing out loud In amazement. Votes: 0

If he really wanted to make it a prayer for peace he should have listened to both sides of the story and reflected reality, rather than serving the Zionist side alone. Votes: 0

And Isi always listened, never told Enna she had been foolish, never said hollow things like 'You'll be all right.' . . . Isi saw Enna's struggle and her sadness, and she understood. Votes: 0

We listened to a lot of Rolling Stones and Beatles records when we were recording. They were really good at not playing loud, but generating really big sounds out of everything. Votes: 0

I started buying records in the '80s. I listened to everything new wave, disco, funk synth-pop, rock, but in my house we were listening to bossa nova, tango, and folk. Votes: 0

I started buying records in the '80s. I listened to everything new wave, disco, funk synth-pop, rock, but in my house we were listening to bossa nova, tango, and folk. Votes: 0

I listened to Kelley's record with pleasure. Great to hear real music with respect for the righteous roots. Her singing is outstanding - no frills, down to the bone and intense. Votes: 0

After they broke up, Renaldo's ex girlfriend said to never again date an older woman. And he wisely listened to her, because his mother only had his best interest in mind. Votes: 0

I'd listened to [Ornette Coleman] all kinds of ways. I listened to him high and I listened to him cold sober. I even played with him. I think he's jiving baby. Votes: 0

I wanted to make a very cohesive-sounding album. Anyone who has listened to me and brought me into their living rooms and their bedrooms - I am making this for them. Votes: 0

Parents spend a lot of time talking over kids. My son went through a vocabulary burst as I was writing The Bear. I thought, What if I just stopped and listened? Votes: 0

There's an artist that I listened to for the first time, and I really didn't like them. I had some kind of adverse reaction, and later, it became my favorite thing. Votes: 0

I never got a stereo system until about 1969. It was only when I went to America in '68 and listened to FM radio; I really thought, 'Wow, there's something in this.' Votes: 0

I listened to Bill Bennett and tons of other talk show hosts who talked about that and other policies and started branching out and caring about other issues in regards to politics. Votes: 0

I gave up language for a while, and I started painting.And then I only listened to Miles Davis and other instrumental music to see how it felt to be without words. Votes: 0

There are a lot of self important people who make you believe they're artistes and high on the intelligence quotient and I've sat down and listened to them and just been bored. Votes: 0

If we listened to our intellect, we’d never have a love affair... or go into business. You’ve got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down. Votes: 0

I watched Elvis Presley become - I listened to Elvis Presley. I watched Chuck Berry become. I listened to Little Richard. I heard that music, and it was part of my upbringing. Votes: 0

I was such a weird kid. The really hardcore stuff like Venom - I was totally aware of them, and I listened to some of it - but they actually frightened me. Votes: 0

People must know that their ideas will be listened to and, if they have merit, acted upon. If they do, it is possible to mobilize individual creativity on a very broad scale. Votes: 0

I think a lot of people feel that they are just not listened to, and that the politicians in Washington are just playing games with each other and forgetting about their constituents. Votes: 0

I really feel like if everyone listened to their angels the world which shift. We wouldn't see any kind of greed or competition - it would really be the world of kindness . Votes: 0

Back in the days, the groups and the bands that we listened to were like Earth, Wind and Fire, Santana and Grateful Dead. We don't have a lot of those bands anymore. Votes: 0

Those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness. Votes: 0

Quite frankly, I've always listened to the black side of the radio dial. Where I grew up, there was a lot of it and there was a lot of live music around. Votes: 0

Think what we would have missed if we had never ... used a mobile phone or surfed the Net -- or, to be honest, listened to other people talking about surfing the Net. Votes: 0

There is entirely too much tut-tutting in this realm, if you ask me. All these kings would do a deal better if they put down their swords and listened to their mothers. Votes: 0

When she listened to songs that she loved on the radio, something stirred inside her. A liquid ache spread under her skin, and she walked out of the world like a witch. Votes: 0

For many artists fame complements the value of creative self-expression. Ludwig van Beethoven loved composing music, but he probably would have enjoyed it less if no one ever listened to the product. Votes: 0

I listened to a mind joint, and I wanted to do my own version of it, and what you hear on my mixtape is my take on what the whole CD sounds like. Votes: 0

I listened to John Denver and Simon & Garfunkel. Edith Piaf was a huge favourite. Then I discovered musicals - I loved 'Les Miserables' - and, at about 14, I started listening to David Gray. Votes: 0

Since I was eight years old, I went to Trinity. I mean, I listened to Reverend Wright since I was a kid and I always heard him preach sermons of love and inspiration. Votes: 0

How did you become blind, uh, Jeff is it?" Yeah, Jeff. Well, I looked directly at the sun, you know, the way they always tell you not to. If only I had listened. Votes: 0

There will be those who will tell you that you can't make it because of how you look, because of the way you talk. We all have heard that - I almost listened. Votes: 0

My parents listened to a lot of music when I was really little. They used to listen to people like Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder and I used to be really into that. Votes: 0

When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily acquired the art of commanding attention, and giving the tone to the conversation. Votes: 0

In the course of transferring all my CDs to my iPod, I have found myself wandering the musical hallways of my past and reacquainting myself with music I haven't listened to in years. Votes: 0

She listened to silence. Except the birds. The waves. A few voices in the distance. She would not turn to him. He had to come to her. He HAD to come to her. Votes: 0

In high school I was a jazz nerd, listened to a lot of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk and stuff like that. Maybe in Harry Pussy I was listening to more horn players. Votes: 0

I have listened to much dull and heavy conversation in America, but rarely to any that I could strictly call silly (if I except the every where privileged class of very young ladies). Votes: 0

Parents spend a lot of time talking over kids. My son went through a vocabulary burst as I was writing 'The Bear.' I thought, 'What if I just stopped and listened?' Votes: 0

In that long sequence, when Lawrence enters in the desert to rescue a lost man, Lean listened the music I wrote and wanted to extend the scene to let my work stay completely. Votes: 0

I want to be able to do whatever I feel like doing and not worry about anything. Even when I was a kid, the only contemporary artist I listened to was Cyndi Lauper. Votes: 0

Anybody who has listened to certain kinds of music, or read certain kinds of poetry, or heard certain kinds of performances on the concertina, will admit that even suicide has its brighter aspects. Votes: 0

I've listened to Eminem rap. That's not daily fare for me, but I can't help but admire how vivid what he does is. My own taste goes a little more toward Norah Jones. Votes: 0

Probably some of the songs I never even really listened to the lyrics. Half of them I'd hear off the radio and was probably singing the wrong words and didn't even know it. Votes: 0

She had listened to him, partly sympathetic, partly horrified. For it was one thing for her to reject her background, to be critical of her family's heritage, another to hear it from him. Votes: 0

President Obama filled in as the coach of his daughter Sasha's basketball team. Sasha evidently listened to her Dad, because all she did was drive straight down the center and piss everyone off. Votes: 0

Every drummer that had a name, had a name because of his individual playing. He didn't sound like anybody else, So everybody that I ever listened to, in some form, influenced my taste. Votes: 0

In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch-that is, who should be listened to and when. Votes: 0

I'd been listening to men talk since I arrived in New York City. That's what men like to do. Talk. Profess like experts. When one finally came along who didn't say much, I listened. Votes: 0

I listened to classic rock and roll, and punk rock. 'Goon Squad' provides a pretty accurate playlist of my teenage years, though it leaves out 'The Who,' which was my absolute favorite band. Votes: 0

I have looked warily at anthropologists ever since the day when I went to hear a great Greek scholar lecture on the Iliad, and listened for an hour to talk about bull-roarers and leopard-societies. Votes: 0

There is no substitute for kindness in the home. This lesson I learned from my father. He always listened to my mother's advice. As a result, he was a better, wiser, and kinder man. Votes: 0

No. No. I don't listen to anyone except my ... inner child anyway. If someone had said to me, Amy, lose a stone which they wouldn't - I don't think I would have listened anyway. Votes: 0

I had a beautiful childhood and a lovely childhood. I just didn't like being a child. I didn't like the rank injustice of not being listened to. I didn't like the lack of autonomy. Votes: 0

Like anybody else of my era, I listened to a whole lot of Michael Jackson. I guess I was probably inspired by the way he danced, and the way he sang, and his image. Votes: 0

When I was a kid, you listened to a certain genre. Now it's like, "I love indie rock, I love hip-hop, jazz, funk." Also, we knew it couldn't be the same thing each year. Votes: 0

Barbra Streisand, for one, is one of my idols. I've listened to her since I was a little kid - the first album I ever bought was 'A Star is Born' with Kris Kristofferson. Votes: 0

I lived in Detroit until I was six. My older sister was living with us, and she listened to the Ohio Players and Stevie Wonder, so I grew up listening to stuff like that. Votes: 0

I took a lot of long summer road trips with my dad, and the mix of music we listened to on the road skipped around from classical to Western to new age to hyper-cinematic. Votes: 0

I almost rely on other people to say, "Hey, you ever hear of this band?" And I'll say, "Oh, I've never heard of that!" And I listened to them and thought, "What the hell?" Votes: 0

The conversation of human beings seldom interested him, but it crossed his mind that the males and females always got along best when neither actually listened fully to what the other one was saying. Votes: 0

I remember when I was in my late teens just getting rid of lots of records, realizing I only ever listened to them when I was reading, or watching TV, or doing something else. Votes: 0

I have listened to college radio quite a lot. I never went to college, so actually the college radio station is sort of like the closest I got to some kind of college experience. Votes: 0

When I reached the top in business, I adjusted to my new position – I became bolder and crazier than before. And I listened even less to people who tried to slow me down. Votes: 0

I listened to the radio, so I was influenced by everyone from Michael Jackson to Milli Vanilli. But thankfully my dad had a collection of Cat Stevens albums while my mom was listening to jazz. Votes: 0

The real boss in the family is my wife. She didn't want me hanging around the house all day and said, 'You don't want to retire; you'll regret it.' So I listened to her. Votes: 0

Young people can be disruptive and screw up classes. But even if they are being a pain in the arse it's a cry for help - they don't feel like they are being listened to. Votes: 0

In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch that is, who should be listened to and when. Votes: 0

I was talking to my spiritual advisor. I got a letter from somebody who said that they were about to kill themselves, but they listened to a song of mine and it saved their lives. Votes: 0

Ah, if only there were two of me, she thought, one who spoke and the other who listened, one who lived and one who watched, how I would love myself! I would envy no one. Votes: 0

I used to see Jim [Carrey] in comedy clubs and tell him 'This isn't going to get you anywhere. What you're good at is that nice Jimmy Stewart stuff.' Thank God he never listened. Votes: 0

On Easter I do reflect on the fact that as a Christian I am supposed to love, and I have to say that sometimes, when I've listened to less-than-loving expressions by Christians, I get concerned. Votes: 0

I've always listened to jazz or folk or blues. I was always listening to the prophets. I don't really go for...I don't know how to say anything about the singles scene without slamming people. Votes: 0

The real beginning of influence comes as others sense you are being influenced by them - when they feel understood by you - that you have listened deeply and sincerely, and that you are open. Votes: 0

The biggest shock of your life is when you first make a record and go to a show and then people start singing the words. Because it occurs to you that they've listened to it! Votes: 0

I listened to a lot of Michael Jackson growing up. A lot of Boyz II Men. I loved Mariah Carey. Just big vocalists. I was always that kid who just wore whatever and did whatever. Votes: 0

Beneath the violet pillar, in the vacuum before the roar of the cloud, there came a soft sound that might have been heard by those who listened closely: the gentle sigh of an idea unbound. Votes: 0

I just want my music to measure up to. Part of it's just thinking about my place in history and how this music is going to be perceived, if it's listened to 30, 40 years from now. Votes: 0

The gentle sound of her words became the shushing of my blood in my head, and I listened, hovering on the edge of consciousness, bathed in the oblivion of whatever drug they had given me. Votes: 0

I was also a big Woody Allen fan. When I got into college I listened to Lenny Bruce but it's taken me years to put him into context historically and really get what he did. Votes: 0

Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Votes: 0

Nature has ordained that the man who is pleading his own cause before a large audience, will be more readily listened to than he who has no object in view other than the public benefit. Votes: 0

I was a snot-nosed teenage skater at one point, who listened to only punk records and hung around people that had that idea of what is okay to do and what isn't okay to do. Votes: 0

Decisions are more apt to be accepted when you've listened to suggestions first. I wanted them to see the reason behind what I asked of them, not to do things just because I said so. Votes: 0

The 'Maybe Memories' album I remember having and listening until it broke. I remember it skipped one day; two or three songs wouldn't play on my CD player because I listened to it so much. Votes: 0