Listeners are kind of ambushed... if a poem just happens to be said when they're listening to the radio. The listener doesn't have time to deploy what I call their 'poetry deflector shields' that were installed in high school - there's little time to resist the poem. Billy Collins ambushcalldeflector share on social
Listeners instinctively detect that when we lower the usual pitch of our voice, we are sad, and when we raise it, we are angry or fearful. Leonard Mlodinow angrydetectfearful Change image and share on social
Listeners will wonder what an Englishman is doing on the German radio tonight. You can imagine that before taking this step I hoped that someone better qualified than me would come forward. John Amery englishmanforwardgerman Change image and share on social
Listening and being curious and wide-eyed in the world, I think, is what allows us to move forward, progress, evolve and learn and alter our behavior and become more self-aware. I think that listening is kind of what it's all about. Andrew Zuckerman alterawarebehavior share on social
Listening and hearing are two different things, and acting is comprehending what the person is saying, thinking how it makes you feel and responding. That's the key to really honest, truthful, compelling performance. David Wenham actcompelcomprehend share on social
Listening back to your speaking voice for the first time, unless you're James Earl Jones, it's a quite distressing process for most people. Philip Selway backdistressearl Change image and share on social
Listening has importance only when one is not projecting one's own desires through which one listens. Jiddu Krishnamurti desireimportancelisten Change image and share on social
Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Karl A. Menninger createcreativeexpand Change image and share on social
Listening is a positive act: you have to put yourself out to do it. David Hockney actlistenpositive Change image and share on social
Listening is active. At its most basic level, it's about focus, paying attention. Simon Sinek activeattentionbasic Change image and share on social
