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I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I read more

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

by Ernest J. Gaines Found in: Listening Quotes,
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A good listener is usually thinking about something else.

A good listener is usually thinking about something else.

by Kin Hubbard Found in: Listening Quotes,
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The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue.

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Listening Quotes,
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A good listener tries to understand what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but read more

A good listener tries to understand what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but because he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with.

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To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating. It is read more

To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating. It is small wonder that people who have been demanding all their lives to be heard so often fall speechless when confronted with one who gravely agrees to lend an ear. Man clamors for the freedom to express himself and for knowing that he counts. But once offered these conditions, he becomes frigthened. -Robert C. Murphy.

by Robert C. Murphy Found in: Listening Quotes,
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Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening ... when you'd have preferred to talk. -D.J. Kaufman.

Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening ... when you'd have preferred to talk. -D.J. Kaufman.

by D.j. Kaufman Found in: Listening Quotes,
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Listen. Don't explain or justify.

Listen. Don't explain or justify.

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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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Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to read more

Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you can see forever. -Nancy Kerrigan.

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