Keyword: Listening

Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter since nobody listens.

Yeah I called her up, she gave me a bunch of crap about me not listening to her, or something, I don’t know, I wasn’t really paying attention.

(1955 – ) American actor, musician & playwright

A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat.

(1928 – ) British journalist, writer & columnist

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

(1872 – 1933) 30th U.S. president

If you lend someone an ear, don’t expect to be repaid with interest.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

I'm always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I'm listening to it.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

The opposite of talking isn't listening; the opposite of talking is waiting.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

Bore: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.

The reason most people talk to themselves is because they’re often the only ones who will listen.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

You sit there and you talk about yourself for an hour straight, and the other person listens to everything you say; it's like I'm the guy on a date.

(1964 – ) Canadian stand-up comedian, actress & television host

Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.

The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Everybody lies; but it doesn't matter since nobody listens.

If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient; it may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.

fictional character from the book series by A. A. Milne

There are some experiences in life which should not be demanded twice from any man, and one of them is listening to the Brahms Requiem.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

The older I grow the more I listen to people who don’t talk much.

No one is listening until you make a mistake.