#list

Both the historian and the novelist view history as the struggle of a tiny minority, able and determined to make judgments, which is up against a vast and densely packed majority of the blind, who are led by their instincts and unable to think for themselves. ↗

— Lion Feuchtwanger

#against #blind #both #determined #historian

Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening. ↗

— Eric Clapton

#i #i love #i think #listening #love

I do not think men have more talent. There are a great many women in the arts; novelists, painters, sculptors, poets-but the proportion is far lower in the field of song writing. ↗

— Dorothy Fields

#far #field #great #i #i do

Dostoevski does not tell you what to think about his legend, but he requires that you think about it. The novelist was a deeply religious man and he always thought many readers missed that point about him. ↗

— Suzanne Fields

#always #deeply #does #him #his

If the euro zone doesn't come up with a comprehensive vision of its own future, you'll have a whole range of nationalist, xenophobic and extreme movements increasing across the European Union. And, frankly, questions about the British debate on EU membership will just be a small sideshow compared to the rise of political populism. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#across #british #come #compared #comprehensive

People will feel safer around you and speak truthfully to you when they feel you are listening intently to them. ↗

— Brian Koslow

#feel #intently #listening #people #safer

I've got a long list of books I wish I'd never written-and I've kept them all out of print for the past 20 years. ↗

— Dean Koontz

#got #i #i wish #kept #list

You shouldn't listen to us at all if you're looking for information. We don't take ourselves seriously on any level; we're just comedians. ↗

— Stephen Colbert

#comedians #information #just #level #listen

I still like to listen to the people that I came of age on. ↗

— Gary Cole

#came #i #i came #like #listen

I have really diverse tastes, which can be problematic sometimes, but it's good because it means I'm always listening to as much music as possible. I love listening to music, whatever genre it is. ↗

— Richard Fleeshman

#because #diverse #genre #good #i