#listen

A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#christian #eating #go #higher #his

Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#different #different things #each #expense #gratified

I love to sit and watch people. I love to sit and listen to people. ↗

— Daniel Day-Lewis

#i love #listen #love #people #sit

When I was younger, I made some decisions that I shouldn't have. And, in hindsight, I've almost always been wrong when I haven't listened to myself. ↗

— Daniel Day-Lewis

#always #been #decisions #haven #hindsight

No siren did ever so charm the ear of the listener as the listening ear has charmed the soul of the siren. ↗

— Henry Taylor

#charmed #did #ear #ever #listener

I have seen the times when the grassroots has moved the Congress. We listen way more often to our constituents than the lobbyists. And the grassroots are going to have to do it. ↗

— John Linder

#constituents #going #grassroots #i #listen

I like being on the floor, listening in on the huddles. It makes me feel like a player again. ↗

— Rebecca Lobo

#being #feel #floor #i #like

I only do what my gut tells me to. I think it's smart to listen to other people's advice, but at the end of the day, you're the only one who can tell you what's right for you. ↗

— Jennifer Lopez

#day #end #end of the day #gut #i

I am a lover. And with my kids I am even softer. I realize with my son, I have to sometimes be tough, especially now when he's pushing boundaries. With my daughter, I can get a little stern with her and she pretty much will listen. ↗

— Jennifer Lopez

#boundaries #daughter #especially #even #get

To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also. ↗

— Igor Stravinsky

#duck #effort #hear #hears #just