Listening Quotes — Page 34

John Green

Author, YouTuber

“I said nothing—I hadn’t known Marya, and anyway, “listening quietly” was my general social strategy”

Listening Social Strategy

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John Lennon

Musician, Activist

“I stopped listening to Dylan with both ears after Highway 64 (sic) and Blonde on Blonde, and even then it was because George (Harrison) would sit me down and make me listen.”

Listening Ears Blonde

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John Oliver

Comedian

“I do not want to leave in [U.S.] ... I cannot make that clear enough to immigration authorities who may be listening to this interview. I don't want to leave, so please don't make me.”

Listening Immigration Interviews

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Johnny Cash

Musician, Singer-songwriter

“The first time I knew what I wanted to do with my life was when I was about four years old. I was listening to an old Victrola, playing a railroad song...I thought that was the most wonderful, amazing thing...That you could take this piece of wax and music would come out of that box. From that day on, I wanted to sing on the radio.”

Years Song Listening

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Jose James

Musician, Singer

“I'm listening to a lot of Drake, and a lot of Frank Sinatra just because it's his centennial also. I'm going to be doing some tributes to him this year. I love that Beck album. It was funny to me because my two favorite albums of the year were definitely the Beyonce album and the Beck album.”

Years Two Listening

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Jose James

Musician, Singer

“When I start working on a new album, I kind of stop listening to a lot of outside stuff just so I can kind of focus.”

Focus Listening Albums

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Joyce Carol Oates

Author, Poet

“Yes, I've listened to just a few audiobooks - but hope to listen to more. I've wanted to investigate how my own books sound in this format and find the experience of listening, and not reading, quite fascinating.”

Book Reading Listening

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Joyce Meyer

Author, Speaker

“God is speaking to us. But are we listening to Him? When our conscience begins to nudge us for whatever reason, we might have this low-level misery or uneasiness about whatever it is we've done or we're about to do. At times like this, it's wise to prayerfully consider whether we're offending God with our actions.”

Wise Listening Offending

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Justin Adams

Musician

“I always wanted to know what the music behind some music was, or where it came from, and that gave me a point of reference for understanding the music I was listening to.”

Understanding Listening Music Is

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Justin Smith

Athlete

“Tony [Touch] is like my big brother. He's somebody that I grew up listening to. I've had the fortune of befriending a lot of my idols in a positive way. Tony is one of them.”

Brother Listening Idols

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John Green

Author, YouTuber

“I am in the midst of a soliloquy! I wrote this out and memorized it and if you interrupt me I will completely screw it up,' Augustus interrupted. 'Please to be eating your sandwich and listening.”

Listening Eating Sandwiches

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Joan Didion

Author, Essayist

“The writer is always tricking the reader into listening to their dream.”

Dream Listening Reader

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