#listen

When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison. ↗

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

#call #coaches #father #give #give me

I love to read about healthy eating and preach to my husband, who doesn't listen. Now I'm trying to teach it to my daughters. ↗

— Martina McBride

#daughters #eating #healthy #husband #i

I had listened to Joe Turner. When they'd book Joe there, I'd play the blues behind him. ↗

— Jay McShann

#blues #book #had #him #i

I was listening to all those lyrics and trying to take in everything that was happening. I was completely excited. It was one of the greatest times that I had listening to music. ↗

— Jay McShann

#everything #excited #greatest #had #happening

Unfortunately, I was not wise enough to listen to her advice, and hastily married. In a few weeks, I had occasion to repent of the step I had taken, as the report proved true - a report which I thought justified, and indeed required, our separation. ↗

— Maria Monk

#enough #few #had #hastily #her

Sometimes in the past when I was going to perform a piece again I would listen to old recordings and try to reproduce the material. This time I realized that carrying around old information, trying to get everything in, and still be in the moment just doesn't work. ↗

— Meredith Monk

#around #carrying #everything #get #going

There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen. ↗

— Christopher Morley

#good #learn #listen #only #rule

Anyone who watches a lot of television, or listens to pop music, is familiar with a certain vision of America. If not exactly colorblind, this America is one in which different races easily interact, in which a white person might have an Asian boss, Hispanic stepson, or African-American frenemy. ↗

— Wesley Morris

#america #anyone #asian #boss #certain

Listening to people keeps them entertained. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#keeps #listening #people #them

Oh, the miraculous energy that flows between two people who care enough to get beyond surfaces and games, who are willing to take the risks of being totally open, of listening, of responding with the whole heart. How much we can do for each other. ↗

— Alex Noble

#between #beyond #care #each #energy