“I try when I'm writing to fill my head and my ears with all sorts of stuff and then let it settle and filter through. At a certain point it seems like fruitless activity because you're taking a lot of time and not seeming to get anything. And then, slowly, you realize you've actually digested elements and that your thinking is being freed up and the way you build up compositions is changed as a result of what you've been listening to.” ThinkingWayWritingTryingSeemsCertainStuffRealizingResultsChangedListeningActivityElementsEarsSettlingCompositionSeemingFiltersBeing Free Author:Peter Gabriel
“Sexual activity is driven by the same aims and motives as reading poetry or listening to music: to escape the limitations imposed by the need for particularity in the consciousness.” NeedsReadingConsciousnessListeningActivityAimDrivenLimitationMotiveListening To MusicReading Poetry Author:Colin Wilson
“I love the idea that people are listening to "Tales" during all types of activities. Knitting in their favorite chair, rock climbing, sky diving, driving at night.” PeopleIdeasNightSkyRocksListeningTypeActivityDrivingTalesChairsClimbingDivingKnittingRock Climbing Author:Glenn McQuaid
“Communicate, communicate, communicate: If anything, make sure to communicate what you're doing, what you're up to, what's going on and what issues your facing as often as you can - even if [you think] no one's listening. This serves both as a log of your activities and a personal record that you can refer to later but also opens the possibility that someone might just come along and be able to help you in some unexpected but totally necessary way!” IfsThinkingWayHelpingMightAbleIssuesRecordsPossibilityListeningActivityCommunicateUnexpected Author:Tara Hunt
“Whoever will listen will hear the speaking heaven. This is definitely not the hour when men take kindly to an exhortation to listen, for listening is not today a part of popular religion. We are at the opposite end of the pole from there. Religion has accepted the monstrous heresy that noise, size, activity and bluster make a man dear to God.” MenEndsTodayHeavenHoursListeningActivityOppositesDearSizeAcceptedNoiseHeresyMonstrousBluster Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer
“My wife and I just started listening to the late Beethoven Quartets together, an activity I recommend for all married couples, but that doesn't really mean that I'm finished reading.” MeanTogetherReadingWifeListeningCoupleActivityLateMarriedMy WifeFinishedReally MeanQuartetsMarried Couples Author:Clive James
“I love to work out and really enjoy the outdoors. I like to immerse myself with sport-related activities and spending quality time with people. I find people to be very inspiring, and I get a lot of motivation from listening and interacting with them, sharing stories and similarities - and differences - in our lives, and learning from each other.” PeopleStoriesMotivationSportsEnjoyDifferencesQualityOur LivesListeningActivityWork OutSpendingRelatedSimilarityInteractingQuality TimeVery InspiringSharing StoriesSports Related Author:Apolo Ohno
“Of all human activities, man's listening to God is the supreme act of his reasoning and will.” MenLifeInspirationalHumansReasonListeningActivitySupremeReasoningHuman ActivityListening To God Author:Pope Paul VI
“Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.” ActionHappinessValuesListeningActivityStressAppreciationValuableHearingBotherGet BetterRetirementRetiringNothingnessBeing HappyUnderestimateRetiredDoing NothingInactionThings DoneDoing YouStress ManagementNephewAlways HappyJoy HappinessLife And HappinessFunny RetirementGetting Things DoneAlways Be HappySecret To HappinessInactivityWinni The PoohOthers HappinessRetirement WishesInspirational RetirementWinnie The Pooh LifeLive Life Happy InspirationalPooh Bear FriendRetirement JokesUnder StressSaying Goodbye Is HardCute Winnie The PoohWinnie The Pooh InspirationalNot BotheredWinnie The Pooh FriendDon't StressWinnie The Pooh BookInspirational Stress ReliefPooh FriendshipRelaxation And StressBothering YouInspirational StressListening And Hearing Author:A. A. Milne