Quotes by Listening I stopped hating and started just being. My whole life, I had been the most defensive person you'd meet, unable to tolerate any criticism. But now I started listening and being. Anthony Kiedis hate criticism listening It is very hard, that necessity of listening to a man who says nothing Anthony Trollope hard listening men A few years ago, I had an interest in making things that felt more like "pieces." That was when I was making a lot of stuff that you could call beats, and it dawned on me that I could say much more nuanced, precise things if I tried to make them more composed. It sounds a bit corny, but I do love the idea that something can make you forget that you're listening and just transport you to somewhere else in your head. Arca corny listening forget I do love the idea that something can make you forget that you're listening and just transport you to somewhere else in your head. Arca somewhere-else listening ideas I know that my fans will probably learn a lot about me by listening to my music, if they really listen to the lyrics. Ariana Grande fans listening knows I'm not going to do anything crazy, but I want to do music that I'm passionate about. I'm finally at an age where I can do the music that I grew up loving, which was urban pop, '90s music. I grew up listening to the divas, so I'm very happy to finally do urban pop. I hope that it's received well, and it has been so far. Ariana Grande crazy age listening The Eyes are the organs of temptation, and the Ears are the organs of instruction. Aristotle eye temptation listening Listening to classical music is a journey not a state; it's an activity not a meditation. Armando Iannucci meditation journey listening The fact that we have not yet found the slightest evidence for life - much less intelligence - beyond this Earth does not surprise or disappoint me in the least. Our technology must still be laughably primitive, we may be like jungle savages listening for the throbbing of tom-toms while the ether around them carries more words per second than they could utter in a lifetime. Arthur C. Clarke technology listening doe We are storied folk. Stories are what we are; telling and listening to stories is what we do. Arthur Kleinman stories listening writing Stories open up new paths, sometimes send us back to old ones, and close off still others. Telling and listening to stories we too imaginatively walk down those paths - paths of longing, paths of hope, paths of desperation. Arthur Kleinman path listening writing If you feel irritated by the absurd remarks of two people whose conversation you happen to overhear, you should imagine that you are listening to a dialogue of two fools in a comedy. Arthur Schopenhauer listening two people Listening to Chris Moyles on Radio 1 is the most miserable thing any human being can do, but attending awards ceremonies isn't far behind. Arthur Smith awards radio listening Listening to Benny [Goodman] talk about the clarinet was like listening to a surgeon get hung up on a scalpel. Artie Shaw scalpels clarinet listening I grew up listening to blues and rock 'n' roll and other music, but, legitimately, the Stones is one of my favorite bands in the world. Ato Essandoh rocks band listening I'm obsessed with this idea of storytellers and people who have a narrative, and sometimes sustain a relationship because they're telling a narrative and someone is listening to that. Often the nature of the relationship is determined by how well they tell the story, or someone else's ability to suspend disbelief, or infuse into their narrative something which they may not even be aware of. Atom Egoyan determined listening people I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness. Audre Lorde honesty listening people When you listen, it's amazing what you can learn. When you act on what you've learned, it's amazing what you can change. Audrey McLaughlin change listening I haven't heard any music on the BBC World Service in a long time. Maybe I'm listening at the wrong times. But not one single piece of music. Aung San Suu Kyi pieces listening long I feel that the BBC World Service is not as versatile as it used to be - or perhaps I'm not listening at the right times. Aung San Suu Kyi used listening world «23456789101112»