M. Scott Peck Quotes

Listening well is an exercise of attention and by necessity hard work. It is because they do not realize this or because they are not willing to do the work that most people do not listen well.

M. Scott Peck

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I think knowing where you can generally fit is important, but the fun thing about being an actor is sometimes stretching beyond that stereotype and stretching beyond the box that people put you in.

Laura Osnes
- People
- Important
- Fun
When I went to drama school, I knew I was at least as talented as other students, but because I was a black man and I wasn't pretty, I knew I would have to work my butt off to be the best that I would be, and to be noticed.

Lance Reddick
- Work
- School
- Pretty
It's always humbling, knowing where we came from. From being friends with the janitor in the bar and being friends with the waitress - because they were some of the only people that were listening when we finished playing - to this, we are able to appreciate every single person and every single piece of it, because we came from nothing to this.

Zac Brown Band
- People
- Friends
- Single
With 'Tron,' we had so many crew members around and a stage full of special effects people that know exactly what has to be done in the situations. You're on a stage in sets the whole time.

Garrett Hedlund
- People
- Time
- Done
Maintaining a sense of humor is key to getting people to also focus on the crises at hand.

Hailey Gates
- People
- Hand
- Focus
Of course we wish that more people involved in the leak of my true CIA identity had been prosecuted, but the system worked.

Valerie Plame
- People
- True
- Wish