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Listeners Quotes - Page 2

It is almost axiomatic that the best conversationalist is really the best listener.

Arlene Francis (1960). “That Certain Something; the Magic of Charm”

Try to be as good a listener as you are a speaker. Don't just put the emphasis on saying things. Listen.

"Director Jennifer Lynch Interview SURVEILLANCE". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. June 22, 2009.

I went from having 50 listeners to 50 million listeners.

"A life in writing: David Sedaris". Interview with Hadley Freeman, www.theguardian.com. October 11, 2010.

I am not an original thinker-but I am an original listener.)

Aravind Adiga (2008). “The White Tiger: A Novel”, p.39, Simon and Schuster

For the listener, who listens in the snow, / And, nothing himself, beholds / Nothing that is not there and the nothing that is.

Wallace Stevens, John N. Serio, Robert Gantt Steele (2004). “Wallace Stevens”, p.29, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

My parents are great listeners Which is why I never tell them anything

Sonya Sones (2007). “What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know”, p.42, Simon and Schuster

Listeners beware, for ye are doomed never to hear good of yourselves.

Marguerite GARDINER (Countess of Blessington.), Edmund Thomas PARRIS (1836). “The Confessions of an Elderly Gentleman. Illustrated by Six Female Portraits, from Drawings by E. T. Parris”, p.73

One thing I've always been grateful for is the diversity of my listeners.

"Special guest Donnie Simpson, more on Pop Culture With Paul Farhi". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. February 2, 2010.

Why d'ye talk to yourself?' 'It assures me of a good listener.

Diana Gabaldon (2015). “The Outlander Series Bundle: Books 5, 6, 7, and 8: The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo in the Bone, Written in My Own Heart's Blood”, p.1258, Delacorte Press