#listening

I've led a school whose faculty and students examine and discuss and debate every aspect of our law and legal system. And what I've learned most is that no one has a monopoly on truth or wisdom. I've learned that we make progress by listening to each other, across every apparent political or ideological divide. ↗

— Elena Kagan

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Music is about listening, the more you play, the more the magic spreads. ↗

— Maynard James Keenan

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Reading is more of a left-brain process, and listening to music is a right-brain function. ↗

— Maynard James Keenan

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You know, I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell. ↗

— Maynard James Keenan

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I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening. ↗

— Larry King

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While listening, to things like western swing, for instance, I'd work something out in my head, then play it on my National; not the same song, but one that captured the feeling of the original tune. ↗

— Mark Knopfler

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It's hard listening to myself. ↗

— Meg White

#listening #myself

I have the thermometer in my mouth and I am listening to it all the time. ↗

— William Whitelaw

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For most of my life I've been a listener. At least in the beginning, I think the reason I listened so intently was to have a chance of hearing the train before it ran over me. ↗

— Steve Rasnic Tem

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They praised his modesty and did not listen to him, for listening is a rare gift, and men will have their heroes. ↗

— Ursula K. Le Guin

#men