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Listener Quotes (page 40)

Seldom have I known any profound being that had anything to say to this world, unless forced to stammer out something by way of getting a living. Oh! happy that the world is such an excellent listener! Herman Melville
THE FATHER: But don't you see that the whole trouble lies here? In words, words. Each one of us has within him a whole world of things, each man of us his own special world. And how can we ever come to an understanding if I put in the words I utter the sense and value of things as I see them; while you who listen to me must inevitably translate them according to the conception of things each one of you has within himself. We think we understand each other, but we never really do. Luigi Pirandello
A waft of wind came sweeping down the laurel-walk, and trembled through the boughs of the chestnut: it wandered away-away-to an indefinite distance-it died. The nightingale's song was then the only voice of the hour: in listening to it, I again wept. Charlotte Bronte
...most people in the world don't really use their brains to think. And people who don't think are the ones who don't listen to others. Haruki Murakami
Michel de Montaigne quote: "I listen with attention to the judgment of all men; but so far..."
I listen with attention to the judgment of all men; but so far as I can remember, I have followed none but my own. Michel de Montaigne
Many people could say things in a cutting way, Nanny knew. But Granny Weatherwax could listen in a cutting way. She could make something sound stupid just by hearing it. Terry Prachett
Richard Carlson quote: "Children listen best with their eyes. What you do is what..."
Children listen best with their eyes. What you do is what they hear. Richard Carlson
Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. Maybe many of us won't be here to greet her, but on a quiet day, if I listen very carefully, I can hear her breathing. Arundhati Roy
Anne Rice quote: "He sneered with the impatience of people listening to the..."
He sneered with the impatience of people listening to the obvious lies of others. Anne Rice
Elizabeth related to Jane the next day what had passed between Mr. Wickham and herself. Jane listened with astonishment and concern; she knew not how to believe that Mr. Darcy could be so unworthy of Mr. Bingley's regard; and yet, it was not in her nature to question the veracity of a young man of such amiable appearance as Wickham. The possibility of his having endured such unkindness, was enough to interest all her tender feelings; and nothing remained therefore to be done, but to think... Jane Austen
Don't listen to me. Advice so rarely finds its inteded audience. It's like the sword in the stone? you leave it there, maybe someday someone finds it useful. Sorry, people? we're driving through lativia and I can't reach for my state of mind. 1. Thoughts are made of water and water always finds a way. 2. If you can't dodge the water, run. Dave Eggers
Even if all the things that people prayed for happened - which they do not - this would not prove what Christians mean by the efficacy of prayer. For prayer is request. The essence of request, as distinct from compulsion, is that it may or may not be granted. And if an infinitely wise Being listens to the requests of finite and foolish creatures, of course He will sometimes grant and sometimes refuse them. Invariable "success" in prayer would not prove the Christian doctrine at all. It would... C. S. Lewis
History was like an old house at night. With all the lamps lit. And ancestor whispering inside. To understand history, we have to go inside and listen to what they're saying. And look at the books and the pictures on the wall. And smell the smells. Arundhati Roy
George MacDonald quote: "Above all things, I delight in listening to stories, and..."
Above all things, I delight in listening to stories, and sometimes in telling them. George MacDonald
Chuck Palahniuk quote: "You can say anything if enough people will listen."
You can say anything if enough people will listen. Chuck Palahniuk

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