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Quotes About Listening

A strident female voice causes men's ears to close.
~ Emma Donoghue
That silence you heard, when you tried to pray — that's the sound of God listening.
~ Emma Donoghue
is not Watzisname,' said Watzisname, patiently. 'I have told
~ Enid Blyton
Listen to me, convict. I have not traveled all this way to listen to your war stories. So shut your trap before I shut it for you. Commander Julius Root
~ Eoin Colfer
These headsets could pick up a spider scratching in Madagascar." "And is there a spider scratching in Madagascar?" "Well … I don't know. They can't really—
~ Eoin Colfer
Artemis hooked the speaker over one ear, adjusting the mike stem so it wound across his mouth. 'Foaly? Are you listening?' 'Are you kidding?' came the reply. 'This is better than human soap operas.
~ Eoin Colfer
Sometimes I feel like people aren't listening to me. I spend ninety minutes up here talking about the dangers of time travel, advising you to stay the hell away from time travel, and the first question I get is: 'Do you think time travel will be available commercially?' Then again, I spend every waking hour bent over quantum equations, so I guess I don't listen to me, either. - Professor Charles Smart
~ Eoin Colfer
Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
~ Epictetus
At a feast, do not give a speech about how everyone should eat. Only eat as you should. Socrates never made a spectacle of himself or put on an air of authority. In philosophical conversations, follow his example—stay mostly silent; ask questions and listen intently. If anyone calls you ignorant and says you know nothing, be sure that you are now a true student of philosophy.
~ Epictetus
Nature has given to men one tongue, but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
~ Epictetus
We have two ears and one mouth-so that we can listen twice as much as we speak
~ Epictetus
Tears are a form of communication - like speech - and require a listener.
~ Erica Jong
Les muettes étoiles ont toujours rendu les hommes bavards.
~ Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Jun, n?u nh?ng cái con nói không ??p hÆ¡n sá»± im l?ng thì con ??ng nói
~ Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
One can hardly overestimate people's need to talk about themselves and to be listened to.
~ Erich Fromm
La gente cree que lo importante es tener éxito, ganar prestigio, conseguir poder, subir por la escala social, servir a la máquina, pero la persona queda estancada. En realidad, más que estancada, empeora ligeramente. Cumplidos los 25 años, ya no se perfeccionan, sino que degeneran, aunque mejoren en el arte de ganar dinero y manipular a los demás. (...) El arte de escuchar
~ Erich Fromm
I buy records - vinyl. I have a record player at home.
~ Amber Heard
It is too sad . I must speak to him - The do you really ? - Sure . How can you expect things to get better , if we do not speak? - Earlier , you talked to Mr. Omochi . Do you feel that things have thus been arranged? - What is certain is that if we do not talk , there is no chance to solve the problem. - What seems more certain is that if we talk, there is serious risk of aggravating the situation.
~ Amelie Nothombe
Give your ears, hear the sayings, Give your heart to understand them; It profits to put them in your heart; Woe to him who neglects them!
~ Amenemope
Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.
~ American Indian Proverb
Silence is golden; speech is silver
~ American Proverb
Hay mentiras de las que tienen más culpa los oídos que la boca.
~ Amin Maalouf
Peace is the music of every heart. Our glory lies in understanding, listening and honoring that music.
~ Amit Ray
When you're judging, you're not listening. And if you're not listening, you're missing out on one of the best ways to stimulate your smart vagus pathway and turn down the volume of your stress-response system. But if you're not judging, you can listen more and feel calmer, and this, in turn, will make interacting with others much easier and judging others less necessary.
~ Amy Banks