“The words are very distinctly formed; but by the bodily ear they are not heard. They are, however, much more clearly understood than they would be if they were heard by the ear. It is impossible not to understand them, whatever resistance we may offer... There is no escape, for in spite of ourselves we must listen...” IfsMayWould BeImpossibleHeardListeningOffersUnderstoodEarsResistanceSpite Author:Teresa of Avila
“If you should take the human heart and listen to it, it would be like listening to a sea-shell; you would hear in it the hollow murmur of the infinite ocean to which it belongs, from which it draws its profoundest inspiration, and for which it yearns.” IfsShouldHumansHeartInspirationWould BeSeaListeningOceanDrawsInfiniteShellsHuman HeartHollowSea Shell Author:Edwin Hubbel Chapin
“There are definitely times where I am listening to the radio, and I think, 'That would be awesome. I would love to sing that.' It's this weird karaoke fantasy that I might someday get to live out on the big screen.” ThinkingBigsMightWould BeFantasyListeningRadioScreensSomedayKaraokeBig Screen Author:Skylar Astin
“My only hope is that every other alien civilization isn't doing exactly what we are doing because then everybody would be listening, nobody would be receiving, and we would collectively conclude that there is no other intelligent life in the universe.” Would BeUniverseListeningCivilizationIntelligentAliensReceivingIntelligent Life Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“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
“I don't have an agenda. I don't have things I want to get to or something. I have like a broad, slim grasp of certain periods and certain shows within that period, an awareness of them, but they demand re-listening. I have a flimsy grasp of all the eras and ideas within each period of what would be a good show to think of.” ThinkingWantIdeasShowsWould BeCertainAwarenessListeningPeriodsDemandErasAgendasBroadsSlim Author:Dick Latvala
“If I said who I was influenced by, it would be really weird and pretentious because it would be people who have nothing to do with what I do. From a listening perspective, there's just something in their playing that I'm inspired by.” PeopleIfsSaidWould BePerspectiveListeningInspiredPretentiousReally Weird Author:Sam Amidon
“Instead of taking care to acquaint ourselves with others, we only think of making ourselves known to them. It would be better to listen to other people in order to become enlightened rather than to speak so as to shine in front of them.” PeopleThinkingWould BeCareOrderSpeakKnownFrontsListeningShiningEnlightened Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
“I'd been listening to African-American music since the first record I ever bought, which was by Sam Cooke. And it sounds more like my private thoughts that I never thought I would be able to articulate - I never thought I would be able to express publicly.” FirstsWould BeAbleSoundRecordsListeningAfrican AmericanAmerican MusicSam CookeAfrican American Music Author:David Toop
“We are always talking about how we can get more environmental and humanitarian education. It is about listening to the voice of young people - how they feel, and what would be most meaningful for them.” PeopleFeelsWould BeYoungVoiceTalkingListeningEnvironmentalHumanitarianMeaningfulMost Meaningful Author:Jane Goodall
“The vicious cycle of violence is real. But if people simply stopped listening to their ignorant parents, their biased religions, their corrupt government and the prejudicial media, change would be quite easy. All it takes is courageous, fearless, unique individuals to make substantive change in this world. Unfortunately, there are very few courageous and fearless people.” PeopleIfsWorldRealGovernmentWould BeIndividualEasyParentViolenceMediaThis WorldListeningUniqueIgnorantFearlessCyclesCourageousViciousBiasedCorrupt GovernmentVicious CyclesUnique IndividualsCycle Of Violence Author:Gary Yourofsky
“Personally, I think that my father's ministry does have some effect on one. I perhaps thought I wasn't listening that well, but I could almost recite his sermons. He had the old-fashioned preaching style of chanting. He would explain a point and then there would be this pitch to excite the audience because people would eventually shout and respond to what he was saying.” PeopleThinkingWellsDoeWould BeFatherAudienceEffectsStyleListeningMinistryPreachingOld FashionedSermonsChanting Author:David C. Driskell
“I guess my guilty pleasure would be listening to the British audio versions of the 'Harry Potter' books.” BookWould BePleasureListeningBritishVersionsGuiltyHarry PotterPottersAudioGuilty PleasureAudio Books Author:David Sedaris
“Divers alarums and excursions', she read, uncertainly. 'That means lots of terrible happenings, said Magrat. 'You always put that in plays.' Alarums and what?', said Nanny Ogg, who hadn't been listening. Excursions', said Magrat patienly. Oh.' Nanny Ogg brightened a bit. 'The seaside would be nice,' she said. Oh do shut up, Gytha,' said Granny Weatherwax. 'They're not for you. They're only for divers, like it says. Probably so they can recover from all them alarums.” MeanSaidPlayWould BeBitsNiceListeningTerribleHappeningsBeing NiceShut UpNanniesGrannyExcursions Author:Terry Pratchett
“At first the music almost repelled me, it was so intense, and this man made no attempt to sugarcoat what he was trying to say, or play. It was hard-core, more than anything I had ever heard. After a few listenings I realized that, on some level, I had found the master, and that following this man's example would be my life's work.” MenTryingFirstsMadeHardPlayWould BeFoundLevelsHeardExampleMastersListeningFollowingI RealizedCoreIntenseHard Core Book:Clapton: The Autobiography Source: Clapton: The Autobiography