#list

If poets were realistic, they wouldn't be poets. ↗

— Peter Davison

#realistic #were

When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music. ↗

— Dan Deacon

#immerse #just #listening #making #music

That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind. ↗

— Mos Def

#chief concern #concern #denominational #humanity #idea

I usually hang around the room listening to a bit of last night's show. If there's one available, I go to the steam room every day for my voice. I spend half an hour there and then I eat, because I can't eat later than four o'clock. Then I go for a soundcheck. That's my day. ↗

— Phil Collins

#available #because #bit #clock #day

Going to a grammar school, you mixed with all sorts of different types and I used to listen to how they talked. When I did my imitations, I could sound like someone really rough, or I could sound like a cabinet minister. ↗

— Steve Coogan

#could #did #different #different types #going

I say it with my tongue firmly planted in cheek but there's truth to it - being a comedian is very close to being a therapist. When you're working smaller clubs, you're listening. You're feeling an energy, you're going with a tone but when people start yelling out, you almost start a conversation with people. ↗

— Dane Cook

#being #cheek #close #clubs #comedian

No man ever listened himself out of a job. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

#himself #job #listened #man #out

You have to listen to adversaries and keep looking for that point beyond which it's against their interests to keep on disagreeing or fighting. ↗

— Cyrus Vance

#against #beyond #disagreeing #fighting #interests

Obviously, the most memorable has a lot to do with the time spent on the matter, and the Westerfield and Peterson cases are up at the top of the list. ↗

— Catherine Crier

#list #lot #matter #memorable #most

The music I listen to while writing is really scene-specific. It's just a great motivator, a way to put myself in the mood. ↗

— Jeff Vandermeer

#i #just #listen #mood #motivator