Quotes of Listener - somelinesforyou

“ We have to go through minefields that we have to negotiate just to reach the listener. ”

- Steve Perry

“ Sometimes I wish I could walk up to my music for the first time, as if I had never heard it before. Being so inescapably a part of it, Ill never know what the listener gets, what the listener feels, and thats too bad. ”

- John Coltrane

“ Sometimes I wish I could have been a bit more relaxed, but then I wouldn't have been the same player. ”

- Steffi Graf

“ It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than it is to earn it in the first place. ”

- Andrew Carnegie

“ Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured. ”

- Walter Anderson

“ It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of supersophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners. ”

- Erma Bombeck

“ Never argue with a fool. Listeners can't tell which is which. ”

- Unknown

“ Jazz is a music that translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners. ”

- Herbie Hancock

“ I would hope to inspire in my listeners a feeling of freedom - of speech, thought and political activity. ”

- John Hall

“ The mode of delivering a truth makes, for the most part, as much impression on the mind of the listener as the truth itself. ”

- Frances Wright

“ Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners. ”

- Dale Carnegie

“ Don't try to tear down other people's religion about their ears, Build up your own perfect structure of truth, and invite your listeners to enter in and enjoy it's glories. ”

- Brigham Young

“ Maybe it's not a very businesslike approach, but it's always what attracts me… I do believe that it is that energy, that wonderful energy of the ancient craft of storytelling that will ignite something in the listeners. ”

- Ben Kingsley

“ Listening is more than just a very rewarding habit. After awhile you discover what a world of information you can gain from hearing what others say, and If you're interested, you're interesting. All the most popular people are good listeners. ”

- Loretta Young

“ More negatives write than call. It's a cheap shot for me to go on the air with the critical letters or E-mail I get because the reaction of the listeners is always an instantaneous expression of sympathy for me and contempt for the poor critic. ”

- John Hall
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