#listen

If I had to put a name to it, I would wish that all my books were entertainments. I think the first thing you've got to do is grab the reader by the ear, and make him sit down and listen. Make him laugh, make him feel. We all want to be entertained at a very high level. ↗

— John le Carre

#down #ear #entertained #entertainments #feel

Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they're eating sandwiches. ↗

— Jim Carrey

#actual #breathe #called #eating #grandparents

I never listened to country music growing up. ↗

— Deana Carter

#country music #growing #growing up #i #listened

The kids never listen to you, especially the youngest ones. ↗

— Jackie Chan

#kids #listen #never #ones #you

People go to movies or listen to music because they want to be inspired. ↗

— Daphne Zuniga

#go #inspired #listen #movies #music

The most challenging part of being a dad is self-restraint. So often your instinct is to teach and tell. I am constantly reminding myself to listen to them. ↗

— Michael Chiklis

#being #challenging #constantly #dad #i

If we prove capable of showing a pioneering commitment, we shall create a commmunity listened to around the world. ↗

— Jacques Chirac

#capable #commitment #create #listened #pioneering

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

I met my boyfriend, a pro poker player, at a tournament. He tried to dissuade me because it's a seedy gritty world. Listen, I've played till 4 in the morning. I've played with a half million dollars on the table. ↗

— Jennifer Tilly

#boyfriend #dollars #gritty #half #i

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