Helen Keller Quotes
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Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
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The vast majority of free verse is ghastly. Utterly ghastly. No one reads it. No one listens to it.
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Stupidity talks, vanity acts.
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He who talks much cannot talk well.
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I am naturally taciturn, and became a silent and attentive listener.
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I'm a white male, age 18 to 49. Everyone listens to me, no matter how dumb my suggestions are.
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No bum talks about a bum.
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I'm not one of those players who talks about things off the field. It's about what trophies and titles and cups you've won.
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...photographers who carry 60 pounds of equipment up a hill to photograph a view are not suffering enough, although their whining causes enough suffering among their listeners. No, if they really expect us to respect their search for enlightenment and artistic expression, in the future they will drag the equipment up the hill by their genitals and take the view with a tripod leg stuck through their foot.
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With Kevin Drew, as I said, in his own way just told me "You gotta find that person that talks to you in your songs." I think we succeeded. I feel relief, to be quite honest with you.
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The piano is a divinely inspired instrument, a mirror held up to its player's soul that captures the light and shadow of the performer and reflects them back to the listener.
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So those of you listeners who don't want to hear what the weather will be like in six months time... look away now.
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The minute you finish a piece of writing it doesn't belong to you, you don't write it any more, it belongs to you, the reader, the listener, the audience. So the less you know about whether or not this is me talking about my life or this is me talking about your life, I think the better. Then it can belong to you and it can live outside of the moment in which it was conceived.
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The best leaders are very often the best listeners. They have an open mind. They are not interested in having their own way but in finding the best way.
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I usually need to sit with pain a while. Really feel it. Then I need to talk it out. Luckily, I am surrounded by wonderful listeners who haven't told me to shut up yet.
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A musician must lift up the souls of the listeners, and take them towards space.
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I think pastors are the worst listeners. We're so used to speaking, teaching, giving answers. We must learn to be quiet, quit being so verbal, learn to pay attention to what's going on, and listen.
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The stories are success stories. The letters from listeners often touch the heart and can be inspiring.
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When you don't have results it is very difficult for players to have that high confidence.
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The man who doctors himself with the aid of medical books, runs the risk of dying of a typographical error.
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Everybody talks, nobody listens. Good listeners are as rare as white crows.
