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    I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have by reading novels.

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The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing. -Unknown.

The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing. -Unknown.

by Unknown Found in: Listening Quotes,
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A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something.

by Wilson Mizner Found in: Listening Quotes,
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. -Native American.

Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. -Native American.

by Native American Found in: Listening Quotes,
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Accustomed to the veneer of noise, to the shibboleths of promotion, public relations, and market research, society is suspicious of read more

Accustomed to the veneer of noise, to the shibboleths of promotion, public relations, and market research, society is suspicious of those who value silence. Every person in this life has something to teach me - and as soon as I accept that, I open myself to truly listening. -John Lahr.

by John Lahr Found in: Listening Quotes,
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But yet she listen'd--'tis enough--
Who listens once will listen twice;
Her heart, be sure, is not read more

But yet she listen'd--'tis enough--
Who listens once will listen twice;
Her heart, be sure, is not of ice,
And one refusal no rebuff.

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You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time. -M. Scott Peck.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time. -M. Scott Peck.

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Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment.

Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment.

by Donald Rumsfeld Found in: Listening Quotes,
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He holds him with his glittering eye--
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And listens like a three years' read more

He holds him with his glittering eye--
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And listens like a three years' child.

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It takes two to speak the truth - one to speak and another to hear. -Thoreau.

It takes two to speak the truth - one to speak and another to hear. -Thoreau.

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