“Honestly, I try and stay away from what's been written about me, because if you let that stuff get to you and it's not true it can drive you crazy. One thing that I have heard recently which is not true, I didn't say it, is that I believe I was quote saying 'I will never take my shirt off for a movie again.' I didn't say that.” IfsTryingBelieveI BelieveStuffWrittenOne ThingHeardCrazyHonestlyShirtsShirt Off Author:Taylor Lautner
“From Natchez to Mobile, from Memphis to St. Joe, wherever the four winds blowI been in some big towns an' heard me some big talk, but there is one thing I knowA woman's a two-face, a worrisome thing who'll leave ya to sing the blues in the night.” TwoBigsFacesNightFourOne ThingHeardWindTownsMobileMemphis Author:Johnny Mercer
“Bronco Rick Perry is the first candidate I've ever heard say he's not doing well because he's sleepy. You know, we criticized George W. Bush a lot, but there was one thing he was very disciplined about, and that was getting his full eight years of sleep.” KnowsYearsFirstsWellsSleepOne ThingHeardEightCandidatesSleepyBroncos Author:David Letterman
“I have always heard that uber-successful people who write books about how to become uber-successful all have one thing in common: They all meditate every day. I consider yoga my meditation.” PeopleWritingBookCommonSuccessfulMeditationOne ThingHeardYogaSuccessful PeopleUber Author:Kristian Bush
“What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. As I have heard said, a person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. Resolve to do one thing every day that you fear. I got into this habit by attempting to contact celebrities and famous businesspeople for advice.” NeedsPersonsSaidNumbersOne ThingHeardAdviceWillingHabitConversationContactUncomfortableResolveSuccess In LifeAttempting Author:Tim Ferriss
“When you ask for help listen. It's one thing to ask the question and it's another thing to listen to the answer. Many people ask questions but they do not like what they hear and so they pretend that they heard nothing at all.” PeopleHelpingAsksAnswersOne ThingHeard Author:Gary Zukav
“I had over twenty years ago damaged the cilia in my ears. This has taught me many things. One thing I learned, paradoxically, is that there is much to be heard in silence.” YearsSilenceOne ThingHeardTaughtYears AgoEarsTwenties Author:Mark Nepo
“If the records that I make have one thing in common, it's that there is little recapitulation, and the idea is that it should end in a place very different from where it began, and that you've heard musicians undergo a change or be irreversibly transformed.” IfsShouldLittlesIdeasDifferentEndsCommonRecordsOne ThingHeardMusicianTransformedRecapitulation Author:David Grubbs
“Nothing beats having a genuine compassion for human souls. If there is one thing I know, it's that people want to be acknowledged; they want to be heard; and above all, they want to be appreciated.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantHumansSoulCompassionOne ThingHeardBeatsGenuineAppreciatedHuman Soul Author:Sasha Azevedo
“There's only one thing different about Barack Obama when it comes to being a Democratic presidential candidate. He's half African-American. Whether that will make any difference, I don't know. I haven't heard him have a strong crackdown on economic exploitation in the ghettos. Payday loans, predatory lending, asbestos, lead. What's keeping him from doing that? Is it because he wants to talk white? He doesn't want to appear like Jesse Jackson? We'll see all that play out in the next few months and if he gets elected afterwards.” IfsKnowsWantDifferentPlayNextStrongDifferencesWhiteHalfOne ThingHeardEconomicHavensMonthsDemocraticBarackAfrican AmericanPresidentialCandidatesExploitationLoanGhettoLendingPresidential CandidatePredatoryPaydayAsbestos Author:Ralph Nader
“One thing that influenced me in the States when I was doing this recording was American people feeding me things like Arnold Dreyblatt, even things I should've heard back in New Zealand like Peter Jefferies and Jono Lonie 'At Swim 2 Birds.” PeopleShouldStatesOne ThingHeardBirdSwimPeterFeedingNew Zealand Author:Roy Montgomery