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“A theologian who does not love art, poetry, music and nature can be dangerous. Blindness and deafness toward the beautiful are not incidental; they necessarily are reflected in his theology.”

Doe Art Beautiful Dangerous Theology Blindness Theologian Deafness

Author:Pope Benedict XVI

“No history is mute. No matter how much they own it, break it, and lie about it, human history refuses to shut its mouth. Despite deafness and ignorance, the time that was continues to tick inside the time that is.”

Humans Matter Lying Break Ignorance Mouths Refuse Despite Human History Mute Tick Deafness

Author:Eduardo Galeano

“The reason is that everyone has trouble accepting the fact that he will disappear unheard of and unnoticed in an indifferent universe, and everyone wants to make himself into a universe of words before it's too late. Once the writer in every individual comes to life (and that time is not far off), we are in for an age of universal deafness and lack of understanding.”

“Most profoundly deaf people have speech that is very difficult to understand.”

People Difficult Speech Deaf Deafness

Author:Richard Masur

“A fundamental requirement, overriding any other for this job, is an understanding of deafness-what it is and how it affects the educational experience.”

Jobs Understanding Fundamentals Educational Requirements Notable Deafness

Author:Paul Simon

“The students at Gallaudet University deserve our congratulations. They educated the nation about deafness, and won a long overdue victory for all disabled people.”

People Long Nations Students Victory Deserve University Educated Congratulations Disabled Notable Deafness Overdue Gallaudet

Author:Michael Dukakis

“A different language is a different vision of life.”

Source: Federico Fellini: Interviews

“The organizations of men, like men themselves, seem subject to deafness, near-sightedness, lameness, and involuntary cruelty. We seem tragically unable to help one another, to understand one another.”

Men Helping Seems Subjects Perfection Organization Cruelty Involuntary Deafness Fallibility Unable To Help

Author:John Cheever

“Metaphorical tone deafness is when people are unable to discern what is of value in something. I think I'm tone deaf to poetry, for instance. Despite having studied it into a second year of university, most of it just leaves me cold.”

People Thinking Years Values Cold University Despite Instance Tone Leaving Me Deaf Metaphorical Deafness

Author:Julian Baggini

“One of the reasons I wanted to teach deaf children was because it made me very sad that they spoke so clumsily and that they moved with less grace that I knew was possible of deaf people.”

People Children Made Reason Wanted Teach Grace Moved Spokes Deaf Very Sad Deafness

Author:Stephanie Beacham

“My words are a whisper, your deafness a shout.”

Explanation Deafness

Author:Jethro Tull

“I have been writing in spurts, bit by bit. It is incredibly difficult. Everything is corroded, broken, dismantled; everything is covered with hardened layers of accumulated insensitivity, deafness, entrenched routine. It is disgusting.”

Writing Has Beens Bits Difficult Broken Covered Routine Layers Disgusting Hardened Deafness Insensitivity

Author:Boris Pasternak