God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer. Votes: 4
Mother TeresaI like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. Votes: 4
Ernest HemingwayListening to music engages the previously acquired personal knowledge of the listener. Votes: 3
Marvin MinskyListening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment. Votes: 3
Donald RumsfeldListening to medical facts was not enough. People wanted one hundred percent guarantees. Votes: 3
Ryan WhiteListening can make the difference between a mediocre organization and a great one. Votes: 3
Lee IacoccaListening is where love begins: listening to ourselves and then to our neighbors. Votes: 3
Fred RogersListening is active. At its most basic level, it's about focus, paying attention. Votes: 3
Simon SinekListening is a discipline. It's all about being present at that moment in time. Votes: 3
Chris MurrayListening is a tough skill, but one who practice it becomes The Successful Leader!!! Votes: 3
Santosh Adbhut KumarListening without bias or distraction is the greatest value you can pay another person. Votes: 3
Denis WaitleyListening is not only about waiting, but it's also learning how better to ask questions. Votes: 3
Jacqueline NovogratzListening is not the same as hearing and hearing is not the same as listening Votes: 3
Pauline OliverosListening to classical music is a journey not a state; it's an activity not a meditation. Votes: 3
Armando IannucciListening to your instincts, while being the easiest, can also be the hardest thing to do. Votes: 3
Tena DesaeOne of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say. Votes: 3
Bryant H. McGillAlways keep your ego in check and not be afraid to listen. Listening is a great art form. Votes: 3
Clint EastwoodI'm into heavy duty, psychedelic, foreign music. That's what I like listening to. Votes: 2
Action BronsonOne advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody's listening. Votes: 2
Franklin P. JonesDon't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. Votes: 2
Robert FulghumThere is nothing greater than the joy of composing something oneself and then listening to it. Votes: 2
Clara SchumannMost of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking. Votes: 2
Bernard BaruchMost people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. Votes: 2
Stephen CoveyWisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk. Votes: 2
Doug LarsonNo one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why. Votes: 2
Mignon McLaughlinMy dad has always been a big Ray Charles fan, and I've grown up listening to all kinds of music. Votes: 2
AviciiEffective listening is a professional achievement-achieved only through hard work. Votes: 0
Tom PetersEverything in writing begins with language. Language begins with listening. Votes: 0
Jeanette WintersonPeople talking without speaking,/ People listening without hearing...Sounds of Silence. Votes: 0
Paul SimonMusic is mathematics, the mathematics of listening, mathematics for the ears. Votes: 0
Karlheinz StockhausenSkillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis. Votes: 0
William Arthur WardSadie Kane here. If you're listening to this, congratulations, you survived doomsday. Votes: 0
Rick RiordanSing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth. Votes: 0
William Watson PurkeyOne hour of compassionate deep listening can bring about transformation and healing. Votes: 0
Nhat HanhOur listening creates a sanctuary for the homeless parts within another person. Votes: 0
Rachel Naomi RemenReading music is like listening to flowers. I don't understand the concept. Votes: 0
Paul WesterbergMake sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening. Votes: 0
Dorothy SarnoffEmpathize with silence by listening for the feelings and needs behind it. Votes: 0
Marshall B. RosenbergMoment after moment, completely devote yourself to listening to your inner voice. Votes: 0
Shunryu SuzukiPrayer is speaking to God. Meditation is listening to God. Trust tranquility. Votes: 0
Shirley MacLaineWhen you are listening to someone you respect, treat their whispers like screams Votes: 0
Ramit SethiWhen anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening anymore. Votes: 0
Florence Griffith JoynerYou ought to stop listening to stereotypes and start forming your own opinions. Votes: 0
Stephanie PerkinsIt's amazing how we can do things simultaneously, like talking and not listening. Votes: 0
Saul GornBe loyal to your boss, your company, your co-workers. Someone is always listening. Votes: 0
Brian TracyGenuine listening ability is one of the few true forms of competitive advantage, Votes: 0
Feargal QuinnThe old people must start talking and the young people must start listening. Votes: 0
Thomas BanyacyaI'm a white guy listening to the Cure and thinking about Pynchon influences. Votes: 0
Shane Warren JonesRain drops are not synchronized yet they create that sound worth listening to. Votes: 0
Sameera PappuWhen I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins Votes: 0
Gerry MulliganIf you think you might have secret information listening to me, you're lost. Votes: 0
Morton FeldmanDean Magraw so liquid, lyrical and effortless it's like listening to a dancer. Votes: 0
Steve TibbettsFollow your intuition, listening to your dreams, your inner voice to guide you. Votes: 0
Katori HallWhen I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins. Votes: 0
Gerry MulliganCareful, intelligent listening is a crucial step on the road to organizational success. Votes: 0
Subir ChowdhuryMutual respect and mutual listening are the foundations of harmony within the family. Votes: 0
Gautama BuddhaMovie actors earn their living and learn their craft through listening and reacting. Votes: 0
Michael CaineUltimately, the best speakers are the ones who have put 10,000 hours into listening. Votes: 0
James AltucherEdward was always focused, watching and also listening to what others couldn't see. Votes: 0
Stephenie MeyerThe first service that one owes to others consists in listening to them. Votes: 0
Dietrich BonhoefferMusic is about listening, the more you play, the more the magic spreads. Votes: 0
Maynard James KeenanEyes see only light, ears hear only sound, but a listening heart perceives meaning. Votes: 0
David Steindl-RastBy listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person. Votes: 0
Nhat HanhAbove all things, I delight in listening to stories, and sometimes in telling them. Votes: 0
George MacDonaldLeft alone with the dial tone...excuse me, operator, why is no one listening? Votes: 0
Melina MarchettaI'd rather spend my time looking at the sky than listening to Whitney Houston. Votes: 0
Robert SmithMy playing started to develop through the Miles Davis stuff I was listening to. Votes: 0
Robert QuineIt's only through listening that you learn, and I never want to stop learning. Votes: 0
Drew BarrymoreIt's safe to talk openly and honestly with people because they're not really listening. Votes: 0
Chuck LorreMusic is everything that one listens to with the intention of listening to music. Votes: 0
Luciano BerioUsing Unix is the computing equivalent of listening only to music by David Cassidy. Votes: 0
Rob PikeListen to everything all the time and remind yourself when you are not listening. Votes: 0
Pauline OliverosThe art of conversation consist as much in listening politely, as in talking agreeably. Votes: 0
Hayley AtwellI always consider myself lucky that I can actually cry listening to some music. Votes: 0
Itzhak PerlmanI was hurrying through my own soul . . . I was leaning out . . . I was listening. Votes: 0
Mary OliverMake a habit of dominating the listening, and let the prospect dominate the talking. Votes: 0
Brian TracyI think chemistry is about not acting, but reacting, and not talking, but listening. Votes: 0
Amy PoehlerThe sheer act of listening speaks volumes that even a great speech can't communicate. Votes: 0
John C. MaxwellI am determined to practice deep listening. I am determined to practice loving speech. Votes: 0
Nhat HanhThe bird That glads the night had cheer'd the listening groves with sweet complainings. Votes: 0
William SomervileBeing a writer means taking the leap from listening to saying 'Listen to me'. Votes: 0
Jhumpa LahiriAre you really listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk? Votes: 0
Robert MontgomeryI wanted to make somebody feel like Coltrane made me feel, listening to it. Votes: 0
Wynton MarsalisWhen anyone tells me I can't do anything... I'm just not listening any more. Votes: 0
Florence Griffith JoynerDon't ever call me a bottler on the radio with thousands of people listening Votes: 0
Jamie CarragherThe trouble was that he was talking in philosophy but they were listening in gibberish. Votes: 0
Terry PratchettI love being outdoors. I love listening to the crickets. I want to embrace nature. Votes: 0
Miranda KerrI like to listen. I'm much more interested in listening than in speaking, for sure. Votes: 0
Gish JenThere is a grace of kind listening, as well as a grace of kind speaking. Votes: 0
Frederick William FaberI saw old autumn in the misty morn Stand shadowless like silence, listening To silence. Votes: 0
Thomas HoodI was nostalgic even as a young man. Preferred listening to Opera not Bing Crossby. Votes: 0
Ruskin BondIt is extremely Sad to think that while nature is talking,humankind is not listening. Votes: 0
J.D. MastersonI think you can really gauge my state of mind by listening to my albums. Votes: 0
Christina AguileraLive a life of prayer, giving glory to God and continually listening for His guidance. Votes: 0
Mary C. NealIf you've got time to waste, you might as well waste it listening to people. Votes: 0
Martin McDonaghThe reason I love acting is because I feel like acting is all about listening. Votes: 0
Taryn ManningAll night, my face next to your mouth, I hold my breath, listening to yours. Votes: 0
Imtiaz DharkerIt's easy listening to a record, but a live performance is so personal and real. Votes: 0
Gin WigmoreI really enjoy listening to stories. I remember them and keep them in my mind. Votes: 0
Abbas KiarostamiI like listening to my playlist on the iPod. I don't want radio with commercials. Votes: 0
Paul DanoA lot of times nerds are really artists listening to the beat of another drummer. Votes: 0
Roseanne BarrYou have to stop listening in categories. The music is either good or it's bad. Votes: 0
Duke EllingtonI have never been shy about listening to the input of others and weighing it seriously. Votes: 0
Alice SeboldI needed to hear the world but didn't want the world to know I was listening. Votes: 0
Laurie Halse AndersonHonest listening is one of the best medicines we can offer the dying and the bereaved. Votes: 0
Jeanie (Jenny) CameronIf I could talk it like Dahoum, you would never be tired of listening to me. Votes: 0
T. E. LawrenceWhen you are listening to music it is better to cover your eyes than your ears. Votes: 0
Jose BergaminIs listening important? I can't think of a single walk of life where it wouldn't be. Votes: 0
Morgan FreemanLive among others as if God beheld you; speak to God as if others were listening. Votes: 0
Seneca the YoungerPeople are watching the way we act, more than they are listening to what we say. Votes: 0
Max LucadoAll I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening. Votes: 0
Alan RickmanYou can tell a person's past, present and future by listening to the words they use. Votes: 0
Robert KiyosakiNo one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the newspapers. Votes: 0
Charles SpurgeonIt's amazing what we lose in life by listening to fear, instead of listening to God. Votes: 0
Joyce MeyerJust because I didn't do what you told me, doesn't mean I wasn't listening to you! Votes: 0
Hank KetchamI listen to a lot of music that teenagers are listening to because I'm around them. Votes: 0
Tod MachoverHearing the missionary call has a great deal to do with what you are listening for. Votes: 0
David SillsI have the thermometer in my mouth and I am listening to it all the time. Votes: 0
William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount WhitelawLaying on the floor and listening to music might be all the therapy that you need. Votes: 0
Danielle LaPorteA bore finds it easy to start talking, and even easier to get others to stop listening. Votes: 0
Evan EsarIf you don't have the possibility of listening to music, you can't know if you love it. Votes: 0
Andrea BocelliWhen I was filming the Marilyn Monroe movie, I was listening to a lot of Leonard Cohen. Votes: 0
Michelle WilliamsMy father is a massive, massive music fan. I grew up listening to rock, soul and jazz. Votes: 0
Kieran HebdenI like listening to books as well, as that way you can iron at the same time. Votes: 0
David SedarisI fell in love with music by listening to R&B, & it's the core of who I am. Votes: 0
Beyonce KnowlesWhen I don't like a piece of music, I make a point of listening to it more closely Votes: 0
Florent SchmittThose who still think listening isn't an art should see if they can do it half as well. Votes: 0
Michael EndeI grew up listening to Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf and lots of blues, R&B and Motown. Votes: 0
L'Wren ScottI have been listening to sport and watching sport on the BBC since I was a tiny boy. Votes: 0
Allan McNishWere you listening to a word I said ' 'I kind of switched off when you drew breath. Votes: 0
Jasper FfordeIf you look at your past and are depressed it means that you are listening to the devil.
David Lloyd-JonesWhole-hearted listening is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to the other person.
Harriet LernerWho knew that listening to a guy sleep could be so much deeper than sleeping with a guy.
Jennifer DonnellyEveryone striving to be witty and sought-after, everyone talking and no one listening...
Lisa KleypasThere is guidance for each of us, and by lowly listening we shall hear the right word...
Ralph Waldo EmersonWe need radical curiosity and reverent pranks, voracious listening and ferocious thanks.
Rob BrezsnyIf a leader goes with their gut, it should be after listening first to people they trust.
Andy StanleyA little bit if listening with a passable ear will get an awful lot of messages anywhere.
John HendricksSometimes, even if there was no useful advice to give, I saw that listening still helped.
Sonia SotomayorA lot of the time I tend to overlook the music because I'm listening to how it's produced.
Adam BeyerI misdirect the audience, so they have no idea where they are or who they're listening to.
Bo BurnhamWhen you go to church you are really listening in to the secret wireless from our friends.
C. S. LewisWhen you read comic material and people aren't laughing how do you know they're listening.
David SedarisWhoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
EpictetusI nod like Iâm listening,like weâre communicating, and she never knows the difference.
Laurie Halse AndersonIf we have listening ears, God speaks to us in our own language, whatever that language be
Mahatma GandhiListening to critics is like letting Muhammad Ali decide which astronaut goes to the moon.
Robert DuvallI think listening to real classic soul material made me learn how to feel music that's sung
Gavin DeGrawWe need to start listening to each other and getting out of our own little labeled bubbles.
Glenn BeckWit, to be well defined, must be defined by wit itself; then it will be worth listening to.
Johann Georg Ritter von ZimmermannThe formulation of a public relations strategy properly begins with listening, not talking.
Leonard SaffirTo launch a business means successfully solving problems. Solving problems means listening.
Richard BransonThere are none so deaf as those listening to "All by Myself' over and over and over again.
Sarah Rees BrennanAs before, there is a great silence, with no end in sight. The writer surrenders, listening.
Jayne Anne PhillipsThose who still think that listening isn't an art should see if they can do it half as well.
Michael EndeA good radio show will captivate you, and it's active listening. It's not in the background.
Ruqaiyyah Waris MaqsoodA good radio show will captivate you, and it's active listening. It's not in the background.
Rush LimbaughMore people are listening to opera, and I'm happy - everybody must be given that opportunity.
Andrea BocelliWe are storied folk. Stories are what we are; telling and listening to stories is what we do.
Arthur KleinmanThe best public policy is made when you are listening to people who are going to be impacted.
Elizabeth DoleSo I am just sitting and waiting, listening, and if something exciting comes, I just jump in.
George GamowWhen you put someone down all the time, eventually they stop listening to the sensible stuff.
Jojo MoyesI listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to.
Lee KonitzSo great was the noise during the day that I used to lie awake at night listening to silence.
Muriel SparkPart of doing something is listening. We are listening. To the sun. To the stars. To the wind.
Madeleine L'EngleGreat acting is about listening to what they are saying ....not waiting to deliver your lines.
Michael CaineBest selling authors are always worth listening to, even if you choose to ignore their advice.
Michael DirdaThe size of your audience doesn't matter. What's important is that your audience is listening.
Randy PauschThe activity of interpreting might be understood as listening for the 'song beneath the words.
Ronald A. HeifetzI grew up listening to most of my parents' music like The Beatles and ABBA and all that stuff.
Tammin SursokI don't really like to sit around the house listening to my own records. They're not that good.
David JohansenI don't have joy in watching myself, whereas, actually, I quite like listening to my own music.
George MichaelI've been a Michael Jackson fan ever since I can remember listening to music. I love his music.
Lil RomeoMany have come to realization simply by listening to the tinkling of a bell or some other sound
Philip KapleauPrayer is - listening for the still small voice of God. Listening with the "ear of our hearts."
Richard J. FosterWhen a man makes up a story for his child, he becomes a father and a child together, listening.
RumiOn my face extended flat I was walloped with a cat For listening at the key-hole of the door.
W.S. GilbertI like to read things I've read before. It's like listening over and over to your favorite song.
Anne RiceI'm an old man now. I can't believe it. I'm listening to all sorts because I'm producing people.
Edwyn CollinsI've been listening to quite a lot of classical music like Erik Satie, and quite a lot of blues.
Elizabeth JaggerI do not want to be bored listening to music that is muffled and known only to the poet himself.
F. Sionil JoséSo he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning-fork that had been struck upon a star.
F. Scott FitzgeraldI saw a survey and it is that NFL fans are fed up with listening to players talk about politics.
Ruqaiyyah Waris MaqsoodI saw a survey and it is that NFL fans are fed up with listening to players talk about politics.
Rush LimbaughFor my father there was no sharper way to understand a country than by listening to its stories.
Tahir ShahA good Muslim is not one who is strictest in his judgment, but who is most patient in listening.
Tariq RamadanBiblical counseling is listening to a person long enough until you hear a violation of scripture.
Henry R BrandtI always enjoy listening to Rush Limbaugh. I often agree with him. Sometimes I disagree with him.
Mitt RomneyThere is so much to be learned from listening to people's hopes, frustrations, and points of view
Richard BransonI am definitely not listening to anything remotely close to my music, at least not on a nice day.
William FitzsimmonsThere's a time for words and a time for silence. If you're listening, you'll hear the difference.
Yasmin MogahedIf you don't feel the blues, then you're not listening. Then you're just a professor or something.
Brother AliMostly every one is needing some one to be one listening to that one being one being one boasting.
Gertrude SteinI think sitting in the car with your parents and listening to music is an essential to growing up.
James Vincent McMorrowYou don't know how many people come up to me and say, 'This child was conceived listening to you.'
Janet JacksonI'm more trying to connect; I'm more listening to people. Whatever I get is very meaningful to me.
Ngugi wa Thiong'oElderly people are like heat-seeking missiles for people who really have an interest in listening.
Robert M. EdselListening to Democrats complain about inflation is like listening to germs complain about disease.
Spiro T. AgnewI feel that people spend as much time skipping songs as they do listening to them in their library.
Jacob BannonListening to my fans and seeing love and support through social media from them is what I live for.
Jake T. AustinIf we truly want to learn, we never learn when we are talking. We only learn when we are listening.
James AltucherBefore Cliff (Richard) and The Shadows, there had been nothing worth listening to in British music.
John LennonThe Angeles air was quiet, and for a while I laid still, listening to the sound of Maxon breathing.
Kiera CassI love acting so much, but listening to music and making music has been the greatest savior for me.
Lola KirkeListening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us.
Margaret J. WheatleyListening to and understanding our inner sufferings will resolve most of the problems we encounter.
Nhat HanhWhen you're a kid, you listen to what your family is listening to. For my family, it was bluegrass.
Sara WatkinsPeople really like to listen to other people talk; sometimes listening is the only thing you can do.
Alex Blumberg(after listening to people gripe and complain just smile and remember) Crows can't hang with eagles.
Joel OsteenI've never really been contained to just one style. My listening choice has always been so mixed up.
Myles KennedyI think a lot of people can learn from listening to hip hop. It ain't always about beats and rhymes.
RaekwonThank you for listening to Comedy Bang Bang! My name is Scott Aukerman and I will see you next week.
Scott AukermanArt inspires me. Looking at art in a museum, listening to music, reading the works of other writers.
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