Quotes About Listening

My job as a pollster is to understand what really matters.

Ninety-five percent of my work is being mayor. But that 5% that nags at all of us - of what's going wrong in this country - I think is best thought out not in your own head but by getting out there, being out there, and listening to Americans.

Poetry is meant to be heard.

Kids have this resistance to listening to adults and authority, period.

To those who accuse us of being populists, we respond that if this means listening to the people, then yes, we are!

Acting lessons teach you to really listen to what the other person is saying because in acting it's all about responding to the lines.

I listened to a lot of Ricky Skaggs' Country stuff.

Anyone who comes into your office with an idea, and it may be the silliest idea in the world, listen to them and never ridicule them.

A lot of times, if you're not getting inspiration right away, we'll listen to stuff to get inspired.

I can be a good listener. I can ask the right questions a lot of the time.

I have to admit, I do not listen to much rock music.

I've always appreciated more guitar-driven and, in general, just rock music; that's what I listen to. I don't really listen to electronic music.

Not everyone's role model material, but we do have a sense of responsibility because kids listen more to us than they would their parents.

My dad was a musician, played on the road and played all of his life. And I grew up in a musical family. I heard it all. I mean, I got accustomed to listening to Roy Acuff and all the old guys. It was really cool for me growing up in a family like that.

I do do a lot of talking, because it saves me listening.

I am a good listener. I think that came from my schooling.

People don't generally listen to scientists much.

I didn't listen to any of my dad's scores.

One thing I hate is people screaming at me. If you want me to do something, talk to me.

I've come to terms with the fact that standing and screaming in someone's face about how wrong they are is never gonna make anyone change.

A lot of the time, it's hard to put your thoughts into what you're watching when someone is screaming in your headset.

After listening to several scripts, I zeroed in on director Hanu Raghavapudi's script and that's how 'Lie' happened.

When I was running training, we would fire a couple of leaders from every SEAL team because they couldn't lead. And 99.9% of the time, it wasn't a question of their ability - it was a question of their ability to listen.

When I was in Seattle, I listened to Carlos Guillen and other older players.