Keyword: Listening
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
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
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
No man ever listened himself out of a job.
(1872 – 1933) 30th U.S. president
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
A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat.
(1928 – ) British journalist, writer & columnist
If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized.
(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet
A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him.
(1923 – 1964) Irish poet, short story writer, novelist & playwright
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Kids, just because I don't care doesn't mean I'm not listening.
cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)
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
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
The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist