Quotes about Not Listening

I have no problem not listening to the Temptations. Votes: 4

I love the confidence! I am who I am, and I know who I am. I respect what you have to say, but I'm not listening to you, and your opinion is not affecting me. I am a 49-year-old woman. Don't tell me! That's what I love! Votes: 4

You're not listening with your eyes. Votes: 3

You confuse not speaking with not listening. Votes: 3

If you're not listening, you're not learning. Votes: 3

You can't go through life not listening to music. Votes: 3

Listening is very inexpensive; not listening could be very costly! Votes: 3

If you think you know it all, you are not listening. Votes: 3

I'm not listening for song ideas; I'm listening for soul ideas. Votes: 3

[Too many musicians are] too involved with doing and not listening. Votes: 3

The only mistake I ever made was not listening to my gut. Votes: 3

It is the disease of not listening...... that I am troubled with. Votes: 3

Our children are trying to tell us something, and we are not listening. Votes: 3

When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening anymore. Votes: 3

It's amazing how we can do things simultaneously, like talking and not listening. Votes: 3

Listen to everything all the time and remind yourself when you are not listening. Votes: 3

During my sabbatical, I spent two years not listening to my songs at all. Votes: 3

When anyone tells me I can't do anything... I'm just not listening any more. Votes: 3

It's hard to bullshit the ocean. It's not listening, you know what I mean. Votes: 3

It is extremely Sad to think that while nature is talking,humankind is not listening. Votes: 3

The carbon tax is the single biggest rolled gold example of Federal Labor not listening. Votes: 3

The number one reason conversations stall out is that you are not listening well enough. Votes: 3

The carbon tax is the single biggest rolled gold example of Federal Labor not listening." Votes: 3

Privilege is not knowing that you're hurting others and not listening when they tell you. Votes: 3

Acting is reacting. You can't react if you're not paying attention, if you're not listening. Votes: 3

People unconsciously know when you are not listening to them. Then they say 'No' to you. Votes: 3

If you don't feel the blues, then you're not listening. Then you're just a professor or something. Votes: 3

The minute viewers callin or write about your looks, they were not listening to what you were saying. Votes: 3

When I hear a person talking about political solutions, I know I am not listening to a serious person. Votes: 3

The result of your not listening to your experience is that you keep re-living it, over and over again. Votes: 3

I am definitely not listening to anything remotely close to my music, at least not on a nice day. Votes: 3

If people are not listening to you as individuals, it's always good to get together and make a stand for something. Votes: 3

You're not listening to the Zen master, what he is saying outwardly, but even more importantly...what he is saying inwardly. Votes: 3

Don't be angry at life. It is not life that is frustrating you, it is you who are not listening to life. Votes: 3

What are all the thoughts rattling in your mind when you're not listening to the answers to questions you ask?" -Jo, Boom Votes: 3

I learned quickly that if the student's perception is that you're not listening to them, and not understanding them, they discredit you. Votes: 3

Theres a very fine line between not listening and not caring. I like to think I walk that line everyday of my life. Votes: 3

I'm not usually an eavesdropper,but i dare you to try not listening if you hear your best friend talking about you to an adult. Votes: 3

I feel that the BBC World Service is not as versatile as it used to be - or perhaps I'm not listening at the right times. Votes: 3

The public is never wrong. When people don’t respond to what you do, they’re telling you something loud and clear. You’re just not listening. Votes: 3

When you're a creative person, there are just times when you're not listening. You know, I could be looking right at you and thinking about something else. Votes: 3

To understand music, you must listen to it. But so long as you are thinking, “I am listening to this music,” you are not listening. Votes: 3

Our children are angry. The profanity is out in the street. It's on the buses and in the subway. Our children are trying to tell us something, and we are not listening. Votes: 3

I encourage everyone to know that God has a plan for their life and that God never makes a mistake even though it seems like He is not listening or paying attention sometimes. Votes: 3

If you feel that Heavenly Father is not listening to your petitions, ask yourself if you are listening to the cries of the poor, the sick, the hungry, and the afflicted all around you. Votes: 3

If a child is not listening, don't despair. Time and truth are on your side. At the right moment, your words will return as if from heaven itself. Your testimony will never leave your children. Votes: 3

Conversely, beware the man who does nothing but ask you questions about yourself and offers no information about himself. Not only is he keeping you at bay, he is probably not listening to your answers. Votes: 3

Good editorial writing has less to do with winning an argument, since the other side is mostly not listening, than with telling the guys on your side how they ought to sound when they’re arguing. Votes: 3

If I'm improvising and I'm not doing well it's because I'm not listening very well. Either I'm overly concerned with something or I'm drifting or maybe I'm too stoned but I'm not getting a clear signal. Votes: 3

Stress is the result of not listening to your heart. If you ignore it for too long, and surrender your power to someone else, your chest will explode with panic. I take plenty of time for me. Votes: 3

I know how I could beat myself: by not being disciplined, by slacking, by not dedicating myself to my craft, by not working hard, by not listening, by thinking I know it all - short like that. Votes: 3

People understand when I talk about my son not listening, or issues at home or his real dad coming back into the picture, or even stories about family members not seeing eye to eye with what you're doing. Votes: 3

For that reason you can't write with music playing, and anyone who says he can is either writing badly, or not listening to the music, or lying. You need to hear what you're writing, and for that you need silence. Votes: 3

As Albert Einstein once said to me: "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity." But what is much more widespread than the actual stupidity is the playing stupid, turning off your ear, not listening, not seeing. . . playing helpless. Votes: 3

For that reason you can't write with music playing, and anyone who says he can is either writing badly, or not listening to the music, or lying. You need to hear what you're writing, and for that you need silence Votes: 3

Check your ego at the door and check your gut instead. Every right decision I have ever made has come from my gut. Every wrong decision I've made was the result of me not listening to the greater voice of myself Votes: 3

It was a drowsy summer afternoon, and the Forest was full of gentle sounds, which all seemed to be saying to Pooh, 'Don't listen to Rabbit, listen to me.' So he got in a comfortable position for not listening to Rabbit. Votes: 3

Life is like music for its own sake. We are living in an eternal now, and when we listen to music we are not listening to the past, we are not listening to the future, we are listening to an expanded present. Votes: 3

The thing that I love about television there are no more than two or three people watching you at a time. If there are more than two or three people in a room they're talking to each other, they're not listening to you. Votes: 3

Every man is different. You can't generalize with men; you have to find out what your man wants. You have to listen to him when he's telling you what he wants, because a lot of times they're telling you, but you're not listening. Votes: 3

There are these sounds that come from outside that work really well if you're listening. If you're not listening, if you're blocking them out, then you don't get it. You don't get the merger of what the players are doing with everything, listening to everything. Votes: 3

In moments of unmet desire, heartbreak, or grief, Satan sends a poisonous arrow of doubt straight at your heart. This was his plan with Eve. He persuaded her to think God was "holding out on her" and that she would be better off not listening to Him. Votes: 3

Leaders can get stuck in groupthink because they're really not listening, or they're listening only to what they want to listen to, or they actually think they're so right that they're not interested in listening. And that leads to a lot of suboptimal solutions in the world. Votes: 3

New Rule: If you're one of the one-in-three married women who say your pet is a better listener than your husband, you talk too much. And I have some bad news for you: Your dog's not listening, either; he's waiting for food to fall out of your mouth. Votes: 3

I can watch anybody all day long if they're really doing what they're doing. I have a fascination with human behavior, watching people talk, when they pick at their face or how they hold their hand or if they're listening to you, if they're not listening to you. Votes: 3

Improv relies just as much on listening as it does you delivering dialogue. That's the hard for some people. Some people just concentrate on what they're going to say, and they're not listening. You have to listen in order to see where the other person is going to. Votes: 3

When I was in my early teens, I joined a cult. And we weren't allowed to listen to secular music or anything that wasn't made by us. So I spent a lot of time not listening to music, and by the time I could, I just didn't get into it. Votes: 3

Music, for me, is vital. Punjabi, Bollywood, Sufi, RnB... I listen to it all. When I'm not listening to music, you will find me chatting with friends. Off the field, I just let my instincts take over. I certainly don't think about batting, or which bowlers I'm going to face. Votes: 3

Let me listen to me and not to them. Votes: 1

I'm not going to lie; listen, I'm nice at basketball. Votes: 1

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. Votes: 1

Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long. Votes: 1

Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not. Votes: 1

Listening to medical facts was not enough. People wanted one hundred percent guarantees. Votes: 1

If you cannot smile when you listen to music, then do not listen to it! Votes: 1

They seem not to listen to what I have to say, so I'm going to quit. Votes: 1

I'm not a big radio guy, I don't listen to whatever is the hip new thing. Votes: 1

I usually listen to surf music, not much instrumental music, and when I was younger I listened to jazz. Votes: 1

Listen to the silence. Listen to your life. Be present, not just think about what's going on next week, next month. Votes: 1

I can't listen to anything when I write, not even the TV. I do have to listen to music when I drive, though. Votes: 1

Listening moves us closer, it helps us become more whole, more healthy, more holy. Not listening creates fragmentation, and fragmentation is the root of all suffering. Votes: 1

You have to master not only the art of listening to your head, you must also master listening to your heart and listening to your gut. Votes: 1

I like to put something on and want to listen to it again once I get done listening to it, not feel like I need an ear break. Votes: 1

Yes, I've listened to just a few audiobooks - but hope to listen to more. I've wanted to investigate how my own books sound in this format and find the experience of listening, and not reading, quite fascinating. Votes: 1

I used to not listen that much, but I've really learnt to listen to other people and to really listen to what they're saying. I've found, especially being on a film set, people have so many different stories; if you just listen, you can pick up so much stuff. I try to listen as much as I can. Votes: 1

Not everyone is worth listening to. Votes: 0

Male silence is not the same as listening Votes: 0

Listening is not a skill; it is a discipline. Votes: 0

I don't like listening to music. I'm not a music fan. Votes: 0

It is not the hearing that improves life, but the listening. Votes: 0

I'm quite into listening to music and not doing anything else. Votes: 0

Listening is not a displacement for leadership. You have to have leadership. Votes: 0

Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment. Votes: 0

The formulation of a public relations strategy properly begins with listening, not talking. Votes: 0

Rain drops are not synchronized yet they create that sound worth listening to. Votes: 0

With improv, it's a combination of listening and not trying to be funny. Votes: 0

I do not remember joy or sorrow in childhood, but listening for clues. Votes: 0

You can learn so much just by doing, not by listening to anybody. Votes: 0

I fill my life with speech, but not with people who are truly listening. Votes: 0

I think chemistry is about not acting, but reacting, and not talking, but listening. Votes: 0

It's safe to talk openly and honestly with people because they're not really listening. Votes: 0

Listening is not the same as hearing and hearing is not the same as listening Votes: 0

I was nostalgic even as a young man. Preferred listening to Opera not Bing Crossby. Votes: 0

Listening is not only about waiting, but it's also learning how better to ask questions. Votes: 0

Great acting is about listening to what they are saying ....not waiting to deliver your lines. Votes: 0

A good radio show will captivate you, and it's active listening. It's not in the background. Votes: 0

A good radio show will captivate you, and it's active listening. It's not in the background. Votes: 0

No one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the newspapers. Votes: 0

Poetry is not a creed or dogma. It is a special way of speaking and listening. Votes: 0

Listening to classical music is a journey not a state; it's an activity not a meditation. Votes: 0

Always keep your ego in check and not be afraid to listen. Listening is a great art form. Votes: 0

I don't really like to sit around the house listening to my own records. They're not that good. Votes: 0

It's probably listening to country music that got me to start playing a lot cleaner, not as distorted. Votes: 0

The reason that I have Global Grind is to communicate ideas to people who might otherwise not be listening. Votes: 0

Listening is not merely hearing. Listening is reacting. Listening is being affected by what you hear. Listening is active. Votes: 0

A good Muslim is not one who is strictest in his judgment, but who is most patient in listening. Votes: 0

We should all know this: that listening, not talking, is the gifted and great role, and the imaginative role. Votes: 0

Sometimes listening itself may not be enough-some people must be prodded if you are to find out what they're thinking. Votes: 0

Translation is not appropriation, as is sometimes claimed; it is a form of listening that then changes how you speak. Votes: 0

I often pray, though I'm not really sure Anyone's listening; and I phrase it carefully, just in case He's literary. Votes: 0

Reason #7 For Not Getting a Tattoo: People will know you are running your own life, instead of listening to them! Votes: 0

Good grief, Molly. He doesn't scare you?""Of course not.""But he's...""He's sweet," Molly insisted.Dare snortedHe's still listening." Votes: 0

Listening is not merely not talking...it means taking a vigorous human interest in what is being told to us. Votes: 0

[The writers of the holy books] did not even know the earth revolves around the sun. Why are we listening? Votes: 0

I do not want to be bored listening to music that is muffled and known only to the poet himself. Votes: 0

I love listening to old records to keep nostalgic feeling; it allows me to not lose the love for hip-hop. Votes: 0

I do not want to be bored listening to music that is muffled and known only to the poet himself. Votes: 0

Those with a low view of the Bible should not attempt listening prayer, for it can lead into dangerous gnostic listening. Votes: 0

Good grief, Molly. He doesn't scare you?" "Of course not." "But he's..." "He's sweet," Molly insisted. Dare snorted. "He's still listening. Votes: 0

Praying is not about asking; it's about listening... It is just opening your eyes to see what was there all along. Votes: 0

Likewise, I would never be so rude as to not interrupt a friend. How else would she know I was listening? Votes: 0

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering. Votes: 0

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering Votes: 0

Listening to others does not mean you should sound like them; find your own voice by telling stories as authentically as possible. Votes: 0

I find it creatively satisfying to write material and say it out loud in a public place, whether or not anyone's listening. Votes: 0

I grew up listening to Nick Drake. Without him, I would not write music - and 'Pink Moon' is my favourite LP. Votes: 0

Listening is not understanding the words of the question asked, listening is understanding why the question was asked in the first place. Votes: 0

I'm getting old! My back hurts, I got asthma, I just been listening to Amy Winehouse, trying not to cry. Life's crazy. 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 get my dance moves from just moving around and listening to music and not really worrying about if it's perfect or not. Votes: 0

Much of directing [a movie] is not directing but just listening and being present in the moment and just keeping your eyes open. Votes: 0

Even Stalin proclaimed his love for democracy. We do not learn about the nature of systems of power by listening to their rhetoric. Votes: 0

Also, I realized a lot of kids are listening to me. Whether I want to be or not, they're looking up to me. Votes: 0

You can beat the drum so hard that people stop listening. I wanted to use my voice wisely and not expend it wastefully. Votes: 0

Always preach in such a way that if the people listening do not come to hate their sin, they will instead hate you Votes: 0

To me, music is emotion and if when you're listening to it and it doesn't make you feel that, then it's not music. Votes: 0

You see, to me, the art of music is listening to it, not playing it. The real art of it is hearing it. Votes: 0

Pure knowledge is not imparted by another; it comes unmasked. It is the one that is listening: it is your own true nature. Votes: 0

There is as much wisdom in listening as there is in speaking - and that goes for all relationships, not just romantic ones. Votes: 0

Listening (the first competence of leadership) is not a skill, it is a discipline. All you have to do is keep your mouth shut. Votes: 0

My mum doesn't enjoy sometimes listening to me tell staff off, and I say to my mum, it's a kitchen, not a hair-dressing salon. Votes: 0

The dialogue between women is a rich field, but change does not come without a lot of reading, asking, listening, risk-taking and hard work. Votes: 0

My dad was a big Frank Zappa fan, so I remember listening to a lot of Frank Zappa. Girls do not like Frank Zappa. Votes: 0

The thing about improvisation is that it's not about what you say. It's listening to what other people say. It's about what you hear. Votes: 0

Listening to God - which is a key part of practicing His presence - is not a method, but a walk with a person. Votes: 0

For me, personally, I'm usually not on my phone that much. I prefer listening to old radio shows and watching foreign films than tweeting. Votes: 0

For me, personally, Im usually not on my phone that much. I prefer listening to old radio shows and watching foreign films than tweeting. Votes: 0

You're in the car, you're talking to somebody, the radio's on, music's playing, you're not really listening to it; you're aware of it; that's passive. Votes: 0

One of the easiest human acts is also the most healing. Listening to someone. Simply listening. Not advising or coaching, but silently and fully listening. Votes: 0

I'm thinking of the audience as being ambient, meaning not sitting focused but being in the space and exploring it while listening to the players. Votes: 0

To be a great composer requires immense experience... One acquires this by listening not only to other men's work, but above all to one's own! Votes: 0

Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are not the same thing. Knowledge involves the interpretation of information. Knowledge involves listening. Votes: 0

It's not fair. People claim to know you through the things you've done, and not by sitting down and listening to you speak for yourself. Votes: 0

I'm a big fan of cultural music, and that's how I try to expand my playing, by listening to music that is not conventionally American. Votes: 0

It is in the middle of misery that so much becomes clear. The one who says, 'Nothing good came of this' is not yet listening. Votes: 0

Not many people understand that, but if you open yourself to listening - you don't even have to exercise - you get better with time. Votes: 0

There are some experiences in life which should not be demanded twice from any man, and one of them is listening to the Brahms Requiem. Votes: 0

Watching television in those days was not the same experience as it is today. After years of listening to radio, we found the black-and-white images mesmerizing. Votes: 0

I got really tired of metal music. How do you pick what's good to sell when you're not totally into what you're listening to and marketing? Votes: 0

I'm not one for walking the beaches humming a melody. I love the discipline of sitting in the studio, writing and listening. That is my domain. Votes: 0

And in English you have this wonderful difference between listening and hearing, and that you can hear without listening, and you can listen and not hear. Votes: 0

There was not too much to do as a kid when we arrived in Germany. Playing basketball and listening to music gave me something to do. Votes: 0

You see, faith means listening to your heart, not just your heard. It's not about ignoring facts; it's about being willing to see around them sometimes. Votes: 0

A story, after all, does not only belong to the one who is telling it. It belongs, in equal measure, to the one who is listening. Votes: 0

Many people are looking for an ear that will listen. They do not find it among Christians because we are talking when we should be listening. Votes: 0

Being creative is not so much the desire to do something as the listening to that which wants to be done: the dictation of the materials. Votes: 0

The human need for language is not simply for the transmission of meaning, it is at the same time listening to and affirming a person's existence. Votes: 0

You're not going out there to make a living out of it by selling records. You want acclaim and you want to know people are listening. Votes: 0

You can only succeed when people are communicating, not just from the top down, but in complete interchange. Communication comes from fighting off my ego and listening. Votes: 0

When I smile, not only do my ears rise, but so does my listening ability. When my mouth goes all Helen Keller, you know I heard you. Votes: 0

Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts. Votes: 0

I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself. Votes: 0

I loved music - listening and playing - but of course I could not imagine I would be a professional musician. It really happened step by step. Votes: 0

We must not pull away from our children. We must keep trying, keep reaching, keep praying, keep listening. We must keep them within the clasp of our arms. Votes: 0

By and large, Americans close their ears to anything not in English. That's stupid because there's some great music around the world that we should be listening to. Votes: 0

Who one believes God to be is most accurately revealed not in any credo but in the way one speaks to God when no one else is listening. Votes: 0

The rock concert experience for people was really pretty stupid, you know, at the time. People would go to concerts not with the idea of listening at all. Votes: 0

I haven't heard any music on the BBC World Service in a long time. Maybe I'm listening at the wrong times. But not one single piece of music. Votes: 0

I wasn't listening to that much classical music - not much more than anything else. I was really lucky to have parents who loved all kinds of music. Votes: 0

Your job as an actor is to be a storyteller and communicate to people. And I think it's very easy to see whether or not people are listening. Votes: 0

I was rather free, and I always did what I wanted to do, sometimes without listening to the people who warned me not to do this or that. Votes: 0

I'm not exactly sure how many kids I have, but yes, I do miss them officially, for the record. In case any of them are listening, I love you. Votes: 0

I would ditch school if my CD was scratched up or I couldn't get batteries. I wasn't trying to get on the bus and not be listening to music. Votes: 0

People of color grow up steeped in 'white' culture. The reverse is not true. And, no, listening to hip-hop on the way to work does not count as immersion. Votes: 0

I would ditch school if my CD was scratched up or I couldnt get batteries. I wasnt trying to get on the bus and not be listening to music. Votes: 0

I'm not going out there and doing the same material every night. I have this amazing audience of fans who have been listening to me, some of them since 1975. Votes: 0

There's a certain type of indie fan who would balk at the prospect of there being value in pop music, but I think that's foolish. They're not really listening. Votes: 0

That's what I love. Not being interrupted, sitting in a car by myself and listening to music in the rain. There are so many great songs yet to sing. Votes: 0

Prayer is not monologue, but dialogue; God's voice is its most essential part. Listening to God's voice is the secret of the assurance that He will listen to mine. Votes: 0

That's what I love. Not being interrupted, sitting in a car by myself and listening to music in the rain. There are so many great songs yet to sing Votes: 0

He lay face down, listening to the silence. He was perfectly alone. Nobody was watching. Nobody else was there. He was not perfectly sure that he was there himself. Votes: 0

Your communication should not be for you. Your communication should be a service vehicle to reach the other person. Talking is for the other person. Listening is for you. Votes: 0