Listeners Quotes - Page 2

• I am naturally taciturn, and became a silent and attentive listener.

  William Hamilton Maxwell

  Quiet, Silent, Taciturn

  William Hamilton Maxwell (1833). “Stories of Waterloo”, p.4

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• Preaching Christianity to skeptics without first setting out the praeambula fidei [preambles of faith], and then complaining when they don’t accept it, is like yelling in English at someone who only speaks Chinese, and then dismissing him as a fool when he doesn’t understand you. In both cases, while there is certainly a fool in the picture, it isn’t the listener.

  Edward Feser

  Yelling, Chinese, Fool

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• A skilled listener can help people tap into their own wisdom.

  Richard Rohr

  People, Helping

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• A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat.

  Katharine Whitehorn

  Women, Listening, Sore Throat

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• And the people listened, and their faces were quiet with listening. The story tellers, gathering attention into their tales, spoke in great rhythms, spoke in great words because the tales were great, and the listeners became great through them.

  John Steinbeck

  People, Listening, Gathering

  John Steinbeck (2016). “The Grapes of Wrath”, p.262, Hamilton Books

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• My faith, I mean, that's such a personal aspect that a lot of times, of course it's going to come out through the song. But at the same time, I'm not a religious salesman. I feel like God doesn't really need a salesman, and what these songs are are simply my interactions with this life and learning. I guess the bottom line is the songs are really honest, you know what I mean. That faith is going to come through. If the listener is looking for it, that's definitely a part of it.

  Jon Foreman

  Song, Religious, Mean

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• Each of us has been designed for one of two immortal functions, as either a storyteller or as a cross-legged listener to tales of wonder, love, and daring. When we cease to tell or listen, then we no longer exist as a people.

  Bryce Courtenay

  Wonder Love, Two, People

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• When I was speaking about communicating, I meant that the listener - we have to reach the listener; otherwise, of course, you're writing the piece, as I say, only for the satisfaction of seeing it on the paper for yourself, and then it ends right there.

  Leo Ornstein

  Writing, Pieces, Paper

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• I do believe in the power of story. I believe that stories have an important role to play in the formation of human beings, that they can stimulate, amaze and inspire their listeners.

  Hayao Miyazaki

  Believe, Play, Inspire

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• Pharoahe Monch is like an eloquent linguistics professor moonlighting as a rhyme serial killer terrorist, challenging the listeners' I.Q. while daring him or her to keep up.

  Kool Moe Dee

  Challenges, Serial Killer, Killers

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• The focus of my life begins at home with family, loved ones and friends. I want to use my resources to create a secure environment that fosters love, learning, laughter and mutual success. I will protect and value integrity. I will admit and quickly correct my mistakes. I will be a self-starter. I will be a caring person. I will be a good listener with an open mind. I will continue to grow and learn. I will facilitate and celebrate the success of others.

  Merlin Olsen

  Laughter, Integrity, Mistake

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• Above all, the listener should be able to understand the poem or the song, not be forced to unravel a complicated, self-indulgent puzzle. Offer your art up to the whole world, not just an elite few.

  Lucinda Williams

  Song, Art, Self

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• So if you aspire to be a good conversationali st, be an attentive listener.

  Dale Carnegie

  Good Conversation, Aspire, Ifs

  Dale Carnegie (2016). “How to win friends & influence people”, p.82, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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• The idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated.

  A. R. Rahman

  Ideas, Music Is, Feels

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• It takes a little bit of mindfulness and a little bit of attention to others to be a good listener, which helps cultivate emotional nurturing and engagement.

  Deepak Chopra

  Emotional, Mindfulness, Attention

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• You have to enjoy playing. The old-timers did, and that's one reason why their music is a lasting music. I feel that I play jazz to entertain the listener, and you just can't do that unless you yourself are entertained at the same time.

  Barry Harris

  Play, Reason Why, Jazz

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• Five Great Habits for Better Relationships: acceptance (smile each time), appreciation (say thank you to everyone), admiration (compliment people on their appearance or clothing, etc.), approval (praise immediately, specifically and repeatedly), and attention (be a good listener).

  Brian Tracy

  Appreciation, Acceptance, People

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• If history records good things about good people, the thoughtful hearer is encouraged to imitate what is good; or if it records the evil of wicked people, the godly listener or reader is encouraged to avoid all that is sinful and bad, and to do what he knows to be good and pleasing to God.

  Venerable Bede

  Godly, Thoughtful, People

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• Accessing a "professional listener" such as a psychologist or counselor can be useful if the loved one wants to use this form of support.

  Timothy Carey

  Support, Use, Want

  Source: www.psychologytoday.com

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• I think the best thing about music is that someone could be writing a song that's so personal, and it tells so many other people's story at the same time. It kind of exemplifies that we are all kind of on the same wave[length] - it's amazing how comforting somebody else's story can be, because we have experienced their story in some way or another, and I can totally relate, and I get to feel that feeling and the expression of that emotion. I get to feel like as a listener, that somebody understands me, which is pretty incredible.

  Theresa Wayman

  Song, Writing, Thinking

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• I noticed things in my computer music that were getting old, and I started to figure out that this has to do with the way the listener interacts with music.

  Paul Lansky

  Way, Computer, Figures

  Source: therumpus.net

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• As a music listener, I'm becoming more and more ADD - like, "Eh, I'm bored with this". So who knows how long I'll be playing music.

  Chaz Bundick

  Long, Bored, Playing Music

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

  Dale Carnegie

  Good Listener, Influencing People, Win Friends And Influence People

  Dale Carnegie (2016). “How to win friends & influence people”, p.83, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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• The best listener is the one who really cares about the other person.

  Kevin Stirtz

  Care, Persons

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• I think I prefer for the listener to decide for themselves what stuff means, because I always hate it when I think a song is about a horse, and then it turns out to be about a damn trip to France.

  Amanda Shires

  Song, Horse, Hate

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