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The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue.
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue.
I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I read more
I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have by reading novels.
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the read more
There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the breath of life for a conversation. -James Nathan Miller.
Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much. -Robert Greenleaf.
Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much. -Robert Greenleaf.
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. -Dr Joyce Brothers.
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. -Dr Joyce Brothers.
We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.
We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.
Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.
Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.
Listen, every one
That listen may, unto a tale
That's merrier than the nightingale.
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Listen, every one
That listen may, unto a tale
That's merrier than the nightingale.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Tales of a Wayside Inn (pt. III,),