“Some of you young folks been saying to me, "Hey Pops, what you mean 'What a wonderful world'? How about all them wars all over the place? You call them wonderful? And how about hunger and pollution? That aint so wonderful either." Well how about listening to old Pops for a minute. Seems to me, it aint the world that's so bad but what we're doin' to it. And all I'm saying is, see, what a wonderful world it would be if only we'd give it a chance. Love baby, love. That's the secret, yeah. If lots more of us loved each other, we'd solve lots more problems. And then this world would be a gasser.” IfsMenWorldGivingMeanWarProblemSeemsWould BeYoungChanceSecretWonderfulMinutesThis WorldBabyListeningYeahHungerFolksPopsSolveHeyPollutionWonderful WorldBaby LoveGive It A Chance Author:Louis Armstrong
“It was fascinating listening to this wonderful biologist, Sarah Allen Miller, speak of her relationship to these beings for 20 years.” YearsSpeakWonderfulListeningFascinatingBiologist Book:A voice in the wilderness: conversations with Terry Tempest Williams Source: A voice in the wilderness: conversations with Terry Tempest Williams
“The first time I knew what I wanted to do with my life was when I was about four years old. I was listening to an old Victrola, playing a railroad song...I thought that was the most wonderful, amazing thing...That you could take this piece of wax and music would come out of that box. From that day on, I wanted to sing on the radio.” YearsFirstsWantedSongPiecesFourWonderfulListeningFirst TimeRadioBoxesFour YearsAmazing ThingsRailroads Author:Johnny Cash
“Reading and writing music is a wonderful way of getting ideas in your head down to someone else who reads and writes, but if you don't read and write, and the other musician you're playing with are trying to express something who doesn't read and write, than it's a question of "I wrote" so that you must learn from listening and from understanding where that's coming from.” IfsWayWritingTryingIdeasReadingUnderstandingWonderfulListeningMusicianMusic IsReading And WritingWriting Music Author:Ronnie Montrose
“I've lived in New York all my life, and we went to the Mormon Pageant each year in upstate New York. It still is a wonderful production. I remember going and seeing the performance and listening to the music. My father had Mormon Tabernacle Choir music, and we would listen to it and sing with it.” YearsStillsRememberFatherWonderfulSeeingNew YorkListeningPerformancesProductionsChoirPageantUpstate New York Author:Renee Fleming
“It was part of a financial situation. I could only afford records in thrift stores. Then you could find wonderful things, but now everything is a collectible. I like the recycling idea --using the stuff that people don't want anymore, and make new music out of it. There was an element of looking back and listening to your parents' records and doing something with that stuff. Sort of acknowledging the past while rejecting it at the same time.” PeopleWantIdeasPastStuffParentSituationRecordsWonderfulListeningElementsFinancialStoresLooking BackWonderful ThingsRejectingRecyclingThriftNew MusicCollectibles Author:Christian Marclay
“When I'm playing with circular saws, I'm offline (though often listening to podcasts) and when I sit in the cabin to read or write, it's wonderful to be offline for a few hours at a time.” WritingHoursSawsWonderfulListeningCabinsOffline Author:Ethan Zuckerman
“The fifth doorway to experiencing Love for No Reason is the Doorway of Communication, which corresponds to the energy center located in the throat area. This doorway relates to speaking and listening with compassion, rather than judgment. There are some wonderful tools and techniques available to help us speak and listen with compassion that I've included in this chapter.” ReasonHelpingEnergySpeakCompassionWonderfulCommunicationListeningJudgmentAreasToolsAvailableTechniqueRelateNo ReasonThroatChaptersFifthDoorways Author:Marci Shimoff
“I failed everything in school. I left when I was 13 because I had no comprehension of what the hell they were talking about up there at the blackboard. I must have that ADD thing. But, listening to people I thought, that's wonderful to be able to tell a story.” PeopleStoriesAbleSchoolLeftTalkingHellWonderfulListeningAddComprehensionBlackboard Author:Malachy McCourt
“I don't know where genre really comes from. I grew up with parents who were artists, and I was always interested in what music they were listening to and open to all kinds of genres. So it's nice to see that whole families come to my concerts. I like having an element in my music that is inclusive rather than exclusive, without being pop for the sake of it. It's not important to me how many people listen to it - it's more wonderful that it brings people who wouldn't usually meet into the same room.” PeopleKindImportantArtistParentNiceWonderfulListeningAll Kinds Author:Nils Frahm