I Am Listening Quotes

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.

For the first month, I listened, and I tried very hard not to draw conclusions

I don't think anybody is anybody else's moral compass. Maybe listening to my music is not the best idea if you live a very constricted life. Or maybe it is.

It's nice when people say, 'God, I've been listening to you since 1963 or 1985, or whatever.' I appreciate anybody who goes out and buys music these days.

I don't think of myself as a folk singer per se, but I really like blues and string-band music. When I started listening to records when I was a teenager, the folk boom was going on.

The only thing I envy about a cat is its purr," remarked Dr. Blythe once, listening to Doc's resonant melody. "It is the most contented sound in the world.

Listening well is an exercise of attention and by necessity hard work. It is because they do not realize this or because they are not willing to do the work that most people do not listen well.

From a very early age, I started to get really interested in how songs were put to tape. Not just listening to the songs, but the way the songs were recorded.

Listen to you sounding all badass. I bet you're just listening to a CD called 'The Sounds of Crime' while you cruise for chicks outside the Old Navy in your Camaro.

I would love to interview Dave Grohl. I just think he's an amazing musician, and I grew up listening to Nirvana, so I have so many questions about that.

Words have no power when someone isn't listening to you anymore

One reads the papers as one wants to with a bandage over one's eyes without trying to understand the facts, listening to the soothing words of the editor as to the words of one s mistress.

Instead of talking in the hope that people will listen, try listening in the hope that people will talk.

Most of us recognize how important it is to listen respectfully when our loved ones are talking; but we often forget that it is equally important to talk respectfully when they are listening.

I started [performing] so young that it might have just been that I kind of had to grow up and make people understand that I was worth listening to, even though I was a child.

You have to have a very holler-y sensibility. So they [the audience] know there's something worth listening to.

there are few things that are more endearing than the grace of listening with attention; indeed, it is more than endearing, it is impressive - for no one knows what wisdom lies concealed in silence!

Listening to Britons dining out is like watching people play first-class tennis with imaginary balls.

Nothing says you care for me better than offering to torture my enemies." He grinned. "No sense doing things halfhearted. And to think, some girls have to endure listening to poetry.

I push throughthe wind to the north-facing window and stand before it. 'I will bring her back!' I shout into the darkness. I do this because I know Rhauk will be listening.

Acting is about listening, and that's something that took me awhile. You almost don't have to learn your lines, if you listen to what they're saying and move it along.

The practice of listening is one of the most mysterious, luminous, and challenging art forms on Earth.

Listening reminds me how precious it is to be here at all. And so, listening is the first step to peace, both inner peace and the compassion that connects people.

Keeping a commitment to listening has led me to my own growth, beyond any imagined dreams I may have had throughout the years.

Listening is crucial for any novelist. Stories & ideas abound. We too often talk about ourselves & block out the richness others may offer.

Being president of the University of California is like being manager of a cemetery: there are many people under you, but no one is listening

And I stop listening to me, because to put it bluntly, I tire me.

Empathy: Emptying our mind and listening with our whole being

One thing is clear, the president of North Vietnam is not a fanatic. He is a very strong and determined man, but capable of listening, something that is very rare in a person of his position.

Proper communication will always be a main ingredient for building family solidarity and permanence.

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

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

I write because I am a Black woman, listening attentively to her people.

I don't want kids listening to my music thinking it's for their parents. I want them to feel it's theirs.

We're in a dangerous phase right now where too many millions of Americans aren't listening at all to what the press tells them, and that concerns me.

What were you doing with her?" I ask quietly. "Apart from questioning her about your whereabouts, I was listening to the most intriguing story about my life moonlighting as a kidnapper.

The key to acting has much more to do with listening than with talking.

I never really got into any records purely thinking of them as a breakup record. I mean, honestly, for me, listening to a breakup record whilst dealing with one seems counterproductive!

Best selling authors are always worth listening to, even if you choose to ignore their advice.

The person who creates from the noise simply adds to the noise. The person who creates from a place of listening, however, can actually make something worthwhile and enjoy his work in the process.

I grew up listening to Tupac, Biggie and other hip hop artists in the 90s. To this day, their music is still some of my favorite.

Honestly, I'm not listening to much of what's going on today.

Listening is the process of creating meaning in the speaker.

Listening is harvesting what is in the speaker's mind.

Somebody once told me that whatever you're listening to at 30 years old is going to be what you listen to for life and that's largely true.

Speech belongs half to the speaker, half to the listener. The latter must prepare to receive it according to the motion it takes.

When I was filming the Marilyn Monroe movie, I was listening to a lot of Leonard Cohen.

I learned music listening to Elvis' records. His measurable effect on culture and music was even greater in England than in the States.

Women are good listeners, but it's a waste of time telling your troubles to a man unless there's something specific you want him to do.

Doom hits the same frequencies that polytonic Buddhist chanting does, which is very hypnotic and makes time relative when listening.