W Quotes
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“When you hear one with dyslexia read in public, it’s like listening to an angry stutterer curse loudly.”
“When you hear people making hateful comments, stand up to them. Point out what a waste it is to hate, and you could open their eyes.”
“When you hear Portuguese, if you're listening fleetingly, it's as if you're hearing Russian, which never happens with Spanish. Because the Portuguese and the Russians share the open vowels and the dark "L," the "owL" sound.”
“When you hear romantic music It makes you want to take your girl out to dinner or buy her something or take her out In the moonlight or take her on a walk.”
“When you hear somebody justifying a war by citing the Almighty, I get a little worried, frankly.”
“When you hear somebody say, 'This is not about sex' - it's about sex.”
“When you hear somebody speaking in an accent, it's almost like they're invading your language while they're speaking to you because if you hear someone speak another language, you almost don't care. But when they speak your language with an accent, it feels like an invasion of something that belongs to you. And, immediately, we change.”
“When you hear somebody with balls, that's me.”
“When you hear someone criticize a policy on the other side, thats fine. But when you start hearing motive-mongering and demonization, stand up to it just as you would if it were something that was racist or sexist. If we avoid the demonization, disagreements can be positive.”
“When you hear someone delivering a divisive message, that's endangering our country that you stay up and say, you know, as an American, I do not think what you're saying is good and right. And if you do in a peaceful manner, you have every right.”
“When you hear someone from the very north of Scotland speaking, I think its nice, very musical and harmonious.”
“When you hear someone use the word 'meds' instead of the word 'medicine,' chances are they're no stranger to massive doses of mind-altering psychotropic drugs. Back out of the room slowly.”
“When you hear something you don't like, don't ever play it again.”
“When you hear stories from other people like you, you feel less alone. When you feel less alone, and like you have a community of people behind you, alongside you, I believe you can live a better life.”
Source: There There
“When you hear that my body has ceased to exist, please do not feel sad. Just look deeply and see that my life and work continue in so many friends, so many young people, in their own ways and through their work. I will continue in everyone and everything I have ever touched. I have nothinng to fear and nothing to regret.”
“When you hear that something can’t be done, ignore that advice and push forward.”
“When you hear that your neighbor or friend has reproached you in your absence or presence, then show love and praise him.”
“When you hear the elephant music you're hearing what they mean to make.”
“When you hear the ex-politician tell you that the reason they created the War on Drugs was to get black people and to get hippies...that to me is just as shitty as saying all Mexicans are murderers and rapists. Or all Muslims. That's what I'm paying attention to. And everybody is hedging their bets when it comes to marijuana. The government is sitting on this lie saying it's a gateway drug.”
“When you hear the first few notes of Stairway to Heaven, you immediately recognize the song, and you know what comes next.
That’s how Germans instantly recognized Trump as a Nazi, the minute he came down the escalator and accused Mexican immigrants of being rapists and murderers.”
Source: American Fascism: A German Writer's Urgent Warning To America
“When you hear the heavenly voice do not harden your heart.”
“When you hear the melodic structures of what classical musicians put together and you compare it to that of a rock & roll record, there's a hell of a long way rock & roll has to go.”
“When you hear the music of these celebrated Dutch superstar-DJs nowadays... my God, I wouldn't even feed their music to my dog. I don't consider that to be my sort of dance music.”
“When you hear the music ringin' in your soul
And you feel it in your heart and it grows and grows
And it comes from the backstreet rock & roll and the healing has begun...”
“When you hear the party that glorified Occupy Wall Street blast success; when you hear them minimize the genius of the men and women who make jobs out of nothing, is that what you teach your children about work?”
“When you hear the splash Of the water drops that fall Into the stone bowl You will feel that all the dust Of your mind is washed away.”
“When you hear the term “common sense” you should always bear in mind that it is closely related to materialism and empiricism, to over-reliance on the senses. No intellectual ever trumpets common sense. Quite the reverse.”
Source: The Birth of Ontological Mathematics: The Origin of the Ultimate Intellectual Revolution
“When you hear the voice of Rosa Ponselle, you hear a fountain of melody blessed by the Lord.”
“When you hear the word 'cancer,' it's as if someone took the game of Life and tossed it in the air. All the pieces go flying. The pieces land on a new board. Everything has shifted. You don't know where to start.”
“When you hear the word 'disabled,' people immediately think about people who can't walk or talk or do everything that people take for granted. Now, I take nothing for granted. But I find the real disability is people who can't find joy in life and are bitter.”
“When you hear tracks everybody immediately thinks that nobody is really playing or singing. That's not the case at all.”
“When you hear Treat's [ Williams] doing a movie, or you'd like to work with Treat again, you hope the script is good. And then you find out the script is good. You go and you do it for the fun of it. And you feel like you can be proud of something.”
“When you hear voices from your past, do not close your ears, listen to them, but don't stop, keep walking to the future.”
“When you hear voices in your head that tell you to shoot the pope, do you do what they say? Same thing goes for customers and managers. They are the crazy voices in your head, and you need to set them right, not just blindly do what they ask for.”
“When you heard Jimi Hendrix, you knew it was Jimi Hendrix. He introduced himself with his instrument. His attack to a guitar man, was, oh, something else! You think of one of the great American ball players, or one of the great fighters of the world, you know, that's the way he would attack any note on his guitar.”
“When you heart is ablaze with the love of God, when you love other people - especially the ripsnorting sinners - so much that you dare to tell them about Jesus with no apologies, then never fear, there will be results.”
“When you heart knows it doesn't belong there, it will continue to self sabotage your future, until you make the choice you wanted, but found a million excuses not to pursue.”
“When you heed the calling of your heart, you are following your purpose. Having purpose in your life gives you the courage to do the things you are meant to do. When you are purpose driven, you have learned to listen to your intutition and never let no get in your way.”
Source: Change Your Life in 30 Days: A Journey to Finding Your True Self
“When you help make people healthier, it makes the nation healthier, it makes the world healthier, it makes the economy healthier.”
“When you help other people you also help yourself it's impossible to not feel good when you do good for other people”
Source: Reflections: Magic Beyond the Pain
“When you help others feel important, you help yourself feel important too.”
Source: The Magic Of Thinking Big
“When you help people for the sake of God, do not expect any reward from them; your true reward will come from God.”
“When you help people, don't wait around to hear them say, "Thank you." A lot of times we do good things, but in the back of our mind we're hoping to get some appreciation. But if you make your intentions pure, and you expect only from Allah, He will take more care of you than you could ever imagine.”
“When you help scholars, you gain a share in their learning.”
“When you help someone and change his/her life, you are an extraordinary person. When you save someone's life, you are a hero. When you help people and save their lives everyday, you are a nurse".”
“When you help someone through a health issue, positively impact someone's personal wealth, or take a sincere interest in their children, you engender life-bonding loyalty.”
Source: Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
“When you help someone up a hill, you find yourself closer to the top.”
“When you help someone who doesn't need any help, you harm them more with your help.”
“When you help the poorest in the world, you start to move them up an economic and social ladder, and they're not going to be moving toward violence or terrorism of the kind that we worry about.”
“When you help yourself, you feel good. But when you help somebody else get back on their feet, it's a high that no chemical drug can ever match. It's the greatest high in the world. It's addictive, it's contagious, and the world needs more of it.”