“Being on President Nixon's enemies list was the highest single honor I've ever received. Who knows who's listening to me now and what government list I'm on?” KnowsGovernmentPresidentEnemyListeningHonorHighestListsPresident Nixon Author:Paul Newman
“One thing is clear, the president of North Vietnam is not a fanatic. He is a very strong and determined man, but capable of listening, something that is very rare in a person of his position.” MenPersonsStrongPresidentClearOne ThingPositionListeningCapableDeterminedVietnamVery StrongFanatics Author:Martin Niemoller
“When you're president, the Democrats got to feel good when they walk in the door if you're a Republican; if you're a Democrat, the Republican has to feel like you're listening. And you should be listening.” IfsFeelsShouldPresidentWalksDoorsLike YouListeningRepublicanDemocratFeel Good Author:William J. Clinton
“I think the important thing is for the president to show action. The people in America want to know that we're listening to them and their concerns.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantImportantShowsActionAmericaPresidentListeningConcernImportant Things Author:Trent Lott
“Being President is a little like being the grounds-keeper at a cemetery: there's plenty of people below you but no one's listening.” PeopleLittlesPresidentListeningPlentyCemeteryKeepers Author:William J. Clinton
“President Karzai is an incredibly kind and decent man. I had the pleasure of meeting him, and he genuinely cares for his people. But I think he had too much of a tendency to want to rule by listening to all voices at all times.” PeopleThinkingMenWantKindCarePresidentVoicePleasureToo MuchListeningMeetingsTendenciesAll TimeDecentDecent Man Author:Khaled Hosseini
“People want leadership, Mr. President, and in the absence of genuine leadership, they'll listen to anyone who steps up to the microphone. They want leadership. They're so thirsty for it they'll crawl through the desert toward a mirage, and when they discover there's no water, they'll drink the sand.” PeopleWantPresidentWaterLeadershipStepsListeningDrinkDiscoveryDrinkingAbsenceGenuineDesertSandStep UpThirstyMicrophonesCrawlingAmerican PresidentMiragesDesert Sand Author:Michael J. Fox
“With any kind of physical test, I don't know what it is, I always seem to get competitive. Remember when you were in school and they'd do those hearing tests? And you'd really be listening hard, you know? I wanted to do unbelievable on the hearing test. I wanted them to come over to me after and go, 'We think you may have something close to super-hearing. What you heard was a cotton ball touching a piece of felt. We're sending the results to Washington, we'd like you to meet the President.'” ThinkingKnowsKindMayHardSeemsWantedSchoolRememberFeltPresidentResultsPiecesHeardLike YouListeningTestsBallsHearingTouchingUnbelievableRemember WhenCotton Author:Jerry Seinfeld
“John Kerry now getting slammed by the Republicans because of a botched joke he did about President Bush and Iraq in a recent speech. Kerry was stunned about this. He said, 'What? People are listening to my speeches?'” PeopleSaidPresidentListeningRepublicanSpeechJokesIraqPresident BushJohn KerryStunned Author:Jay Leno
“I think this transition to a candidacy will allow me to be more direct about my advocacy of the leadership skills necessary for the next president to fix a few things, and as a candidate, contrary to someone who has been listening and learning along the way, I'll offer up alternatives to the path we're on as well, so I'll be more specific on policy.” ThinkingWayWellsHas BeensNextPresidentLeadershipPathPolicyListeningOffersSkillsDirectContraryAlternativesCandidatesTransitionAdvocacyLeadership SkillsCandidacy Author:Jeb Bush
“You essentially have a human-relations database on millions of Americans. The administration said, "Well we're not listening to calls, we don't collect content." As [Vice President] Joe Biden said when he was a United States senator, you don't need to listen to those calls. If you have who somebody called, when and where, and you learned, for example, somebody called a psychiatrist three times in the last few days and twice after midnight, you know a lot about that person that they may not want people to know about them, especially the government.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantNeedsHumansWellsMayPersonsSaidStatesGovernmentLastsThreePresidentUnitedMillionsUnited StatesExampleListeningRelationVicesAdministrationSenatorsMidnightThree TimesPsychiatristHuman RelationsVice PresidentBidenDatabases Author:Ron Wyden
“I don't want to be elected president to sit around and see gridlock just become so dominant that people literally decline in their lives. That's not my motivation. I have a lot of cool things to do other than sitting around, being miserable, listening to people demonize me and being compelled to demonize them. That is a joke. Elect Trump if you want that. If you want somebody who has a heart for people, who can fight for people, and can fix these things, then there are a couple other people, and I believe I'm the best one.” PeopleIfsWantBelieveHeartMotivationFightingI BelievePresidentListeningTrumpCoupleJokesSittingMiserableThings To DoDeclineDominantCompelledSitting AroundCool ThingsGridlock Author:Jeb Bush
“President Bush, whose scorn for journalists is balanced by a soft spot in his heart for the conglomerates they work for, threatens to veto the Senate action. Keep in mind that when the public was asked to submit comments to the FCC about consolidation, only one percent approved it. The President may not be listening, but the Senate is, and the public won this round. The House has a similar resolution under consideration.” MindHeartActionHousePresidentListeningJournalistConsiderationResolutionCommentSubmitScornPresident Bush Author:Bill Moyers
“Campaigns often make standing on principle the highest of virtues - and listening to your opponents a sure sign of weakness. It's the virtual opposite of what it takes to succeed in office. Squaring the circle takes a powerful combination of skills. But presidents who can campaign and compromise are generally the most successful.” PresidentPowerfulPrinciplesVirtueSuccessfulListeningSucceedSkillsOfficeHighestWeaknessStandingOppositesCampaignsCirclesCompromiseCombinationOpponents Author:Dee Dee Myers