Listening Quotes - Page 32

Music excites me, inspires me, fuels me! I listen to music every single day.

Love. It's too hard. That's why I listen to music.

The only rumors worth listening to have Stevie Nicks on vocals.

Yieldedness is vital in listening to what He has to say.

The aim of talk should be like the aim of a flying arrow -- to hit the mark; but to this end there must be a mark to hit, that is, there must be a listener.

My taste in music originates from my culture and heritage, and from traveling the world and listening to all kinds of fun sounds and bits.

Listening is more important than anything else because that's what music is. Somebody is playing something and you're receiving it. It is sending and receiving.

People do dismiss ambient music, don't they? They call it 'easy listening,' as if to suggest that it should be hard to listen to.

Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you're listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed. The emotional aspect is more important in live music.

The only way to love a person is...by listening to them and seeing and believing in the god, in the poet, in them. For by doing this, you keep the god and the poet alive and make it flourish.

....there is a difference between hearing and listening. You can't always help what you hear. But you can control what holds your interest, what you choose to dwell on.

I get embarrassed listening to my last CDs. I've got a lot of work to do, let's put it that way.

Our children are angry. The profanity is out in the street. It's on the buses and in the subway. Our children are trying to tell us something, and we are not listening.

My dad has always been a big Ray Charles fan, and I've grown up listening to all kinds of music.

In a relationship you have to communicate, which means listening to her talk. Ladies, you fake orgasms. We fake listening.

Much unhappiness comes from walking alone. When there are several, it's somewhat different. I must get into the habit of listening to others, for what the others say concerns me, too.

Because sometimes listening to something will connect to a feeling, it will allow you to emote subconsciously, and you don't even understand why you're in it.

I was about to meet Beyonce, and I had a full-blown anxiety attack. Then she popped in looking gorgeous, and said, "You're amazing! When I listen to you I feel like I'm listening to God."

I worry that I can come off smarmy. I wonder if I was listening to myself if I'd want to kick my own ass.

I really enjoy listening to stories. I remember them and keep them in my mind.

That's one of the most exciting things for me about listening to records: It's a moment in time, and the less it's messed with the more powerful it is. I wanted at least one song on the record to be just completely about the moment.

You can get into a comfort zone writing lyrics, like wearing a mask. But I wanted to feel uncomfortable when I was listening back to the lyrics; I wanted to squirm.

It is the disease of not listening...... that I am troubled with.

Listen. Don't explain or justify.

Listening to the inner voice - trusting the inner voice - is one of the most important lessons of leadership.