Listening Quotes

Slouching or leaning back may send the wrong signals. When you sit down for a formal interview, lean forward to show interest and active listening.

Kathryn Minshew
- May
- Listening
My listening changed when I heard music from Stax, Atlantic, Motown because by that age I thought anything that my parents listened to must be square. So I had to find my own rock n' roll, as it were, and I found it in black soul music.

Robert Palmer
- Music
- Age
- Soul

I started writing songs when I was 10. It was a natural way to express myself as a kid. It wasn't until I started listening to jazz, joined the choir and picked up a guitar that my little hobby became something far more serious.

Kimbra Lee Johnson
- Up
- Writing
- Serious
It's too bad music can't be like movies. For me, playing music and listening to music and creating music is very environmental. It creates a certain environment; it sets a specific mood.

Avey Tare Animal Collective
- Music
- Environment
- Mood
Listening is one of the lesser-known skills that mistresses offer.

Betty Jane Wylie
I don't like listening to my music, not even new pieces. Generally, they sound pretty much like I expected them to sound, so it's what I wanted, and that's it.

Brian Ferneyhough
- Music
- Pretty
- Listening
It is in the middle of misery that so much becomes clear. The one who says nothing good comes of this is not yet listening.

Clarissa Pinkola Estes
- Good
- Listening
I grew up listening to pop; I grew up listening to '60s pop music, the Beatles, the Monkees, Herman's Hermits and all that stuff. So I had a very strong background of listening to great pop music.

Jane Wiedlin
- Up
- Great
- Music