Jane Austen Novelist “Catherine [...] enjoyed her usual happiness with Henry Tilney, listening with sparkling eyes to everything he said; and, in finding him irresistible, becoming so herself.” Eye Listening Usual ♥ 3
Jennifer Lawrence Actress “There's this freshness that happens within the first few takes of the actors actually listening to each other and actually really reacting.” Firsts Actors Listening ♥ 3
Heraclitus Philosopher “It is wise to listen, not to me but to the Word, and to confess that all things are one.” Wise Listening ♥ 3
JG Jerry Garcia Musician “Listening. That's what music is about. You hear it. And I'd listen to it and something would move me one way or another; and I would try and play it.” Trying Moving Listening ♥ 3
JW Jessamyn West Author “To meet at all, one must open ones eyes to another; and there is no true conversation no matter how many words are spoken, unless the eye, unveiled and listening, opens itself to the other.” Inspirational Eye Listening ♥ 3
JJ Jim James Musician “For me, changing the sound and listening to new music - that's just so fun. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. You're never going to please everybody. I feel that at the end of the day, I should make what I want to make since somebody is going to hate it and somebody is going to love it too. I can't control that.” Fun Hate Listening ♥ 3
Jimi Hendrix Musician, Guitarist “Sometimes I do a Dylan song and it seems to fit me so right that I figure maybe I wrote it. Dylan didn’t always do it for me as a singer, not in the early days, but then I started listening to the lyrics. That sold me.” Song Listening Singers ♥ 3
John Green Author, YouTuber “In the end the listening exposes you even more than it exposes the people you're trying to listen to.” People Trying Listening ♥ 3
John Green Author, YouTuber “It was psychological trick called empathic listening. You say what the person is feeling so they feel understood.” Feelings Listening Psychological ♥ 3
John Green Author, YouTuber “Sorry," I said to the Duke. "Eh, it's not your fault. It's Carla's fault. You were turning the wheel. Carla just wasn't listening. I knew I shouldn't have loved her. She's like all the others, Tobin; as soon as I confess my love, she abandons me." I laughed. "I never abandoned you," I said patting on her back. "Yeah, well, (a.) I never confessed my love to you, and (b.) I'm not even female to you.” Sorry Listening Female ♥ 3
John Green Author, YouTuber “That's why people grow weary of listening to Dumpees obsess over their troubles: getting dumped is predictable, repetitive, and boring. They want to stay friends; they feel smothered; it's always them and it's never you; and afterward, you're devastated and their relieved; it's over for them and just starting for you.” People Want Listening ♥ 3
