Quotes About Listening

Republicans have come up to me to say, 'Hey listen. My knee hurts. What do you think I should do?' I'll give them my recommendations.

I pretty much eat when I'm hungry, and I don't eat when I'm not hungry. That is my best philosophy for maintaining my weight.

When you listen to radio and hear the same 20 or 25 songs, you start hunting down your CD's. Waylon Jennings' records were always around to listen to.

If you say your door is always open and we can always talk about things and you'll be willing to listen, and when I come to him to talk about something that's bothering me that I think is hurting the team, if you don't do anything to change it, then that's the last time I need to talk to you.

I listen to Bach a great deal. In general I like to listen to hymns and liturgical music.

I listen to everyone but I have my ideas... you know my ideas, my way of playing, and if I have to die by them I will.

The business cannot ignore what customers are saying when the message is clear: We're not on our game.

My kids definitely give me all of my ideas. I'm always listening to what they talk about, how they play, what they play. Their imaginations are so incredible.

Just the act of listening means more than you can imagine to most employees.

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

I love watching Billy Bob, just as a punter anyway. I like his work. But working with him is really easy and really straight-forward. He's immediately good. He doesn't have to work up to it. He doesn't make your life difficult. He listens. He's a very good listener, in terms of his acting.

There's a real moral imperative in being an organization that takes the time to sit and listen to the customers and the people they're serving.

As a doctor, I've learned the importance and value of listening.

What isn't said is as important as what is said.

It's a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with.

The important thing to remember is that bugs don't actually talk.

I don't ever want to impose something on the story. I want the story to tell me.

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

You can't be controlling in improv.

There are a lot of things that need to be done to improve communications.

Your job, as a head coach and general manager, is to listen and not bypass any opportunity to help your team improve.

Trust your gut feeling about things, listen to what others are saying, and look at the results of your actions. Once you know the truth, you can set about taking action to improve. Everyone will be better for it.

There is always room for improvement in experience and it can be achieved if one listens to the customers carefully.

When you improvise alone, you don't risk a lot, but doing an improvisation when you are two is even more difficult because you need to listen exactly to understand what is going to happen.