#listening

I tried to discover, in the rumor of forests and waves, words that other men could not hear, and I pricked up my ears to listen to the revelation of their harmony. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#harmony #language #listening #nature #waves

It was understood that they shared the same thresholds--the same inexhaustible appetite for wasting time, for discussing lofty ideas, for dissecting trivial things, for driving to nowhere in particular, for listening to music, for talking about books, for obsessing over pop culture, but mostly for laughing, talking, and simply being together. There was nothing one could say that the other would find too cruel or too kind. And on those rare occasions when they did tire of each other, they needed only go a day without talking before they yearned to reconnect. ↗

— Galt Niederhoffer

#books #cruel #discussing #dissecting #driving

When many voices are speaking at once, listen to the one most quiet and gentle. That’s the one worth listening to. ~ Miranda* ~ ↗

— Miranda Linda Weisz

#listen-to-your-heart #listening-to-inner-self #meditation #truth #self-worth

Women like silent men. They think they're listening. ↗

— Marcel Achard

#listening #men #silent #think #women

The whole period has taught me that I enjoy being part of an ensemble rather than just a front man. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy that too, but I get more enjoyment out of really listening to everyone. ↗

— Damon Albarn

#enjoy #enjoyment #ensemble #everyone #front

One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#active #bottom #bottom line #by the time #get

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. ↗

— James A. Baldwin

#children #elders #failed #good #imitate

If we play to first time Blink 182 listeners, it's good they are listening to us and not the Backstreet Boys. Old Fans or new fans, it's all the same to us. ↗

— Travis Barker

#blink #fans #first #first time #good

It's only through listening that you learn, and I never want to stop learning. ↗

— Drew Barrymore

#learn #learning #listening #never #only

I have to concentrate more intently when people speak. I always have to position myself on their right side so that I can hear out of my left ear. I sometimes get a crick in my neck from listening. But I don't there's too much else. ↗

— Stephanie Beacham

#concentrate #ear #else #get #hear