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No man ever listened himself out of a job.

Calvin Coolidge

If the gods listened to the prayers of men, all humankind would quickly perish since they constantly pray for many evils to befall one another.

Epicurus

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

G. K. Chesterton

It was a difficult conversation -- but we had it. We hope results will follow from this meeting. He listened to us.

Susanna Dudiyeva

He's representing the parents in the way that the parents want to be listened to.

Thomas Walker

I listened to the evidence, and the evidence said for us to become the first state in the union to ban this is a good thing.

Sen Richard Sears

That's exactly how he got to Capitol Hill. He listened and he watched, he studied, he absorbed. Bill Fulbright became Bill Clinton's giant.

Lee Williams

I think the nicest part was hearing from the parents that you listened.

Jean Larkin Weightman

When he (Cal Ripken) talked, I shut up and listened.

Jeromy Palki

We've listened to our community. That's where our patrons want us to be.

Rick Kerby

You don't have heart surgery done by a man who simply listened to lectures.

Ted Christman

She is descended from a long line that her mother listened to.

Gypsy Rose Lee

We listened to the residents and responded. We care about the community we have a business in.

Vicki Boynton

I've listened to Luther long enough on the radio... If people don't have batteries, it's a good idea to check the fire alarms.

Pam Williams

When I was 21, I just listened to him and didn't say much. Now he asks my opinion.

Drew Bledsoe

When we decided to give this reunion a go, I hadn't even listened to 'Entertainment!' in more than a decade.

Jon King

We are utterly dismayed that the government has not listened.

Alex Markham

We understand what the court did. We appreciate the fact that the judge listened. He thought it was something that would be pursued by a higher court.

Theodore Olson

It was really interesting. I was there as a representative and listened to what new projects are coming up.

Andrea Garibay

I've never considered us a country band, ... Even after this record, people still call us a country band. Have they listened to this record?

Jeff Tweedy

There was a lady in the corner who was like, 'Shoot it,' so I listened to her. I give her the assist on that one.

Russell Carter

I've mainly just sat and listened, and I've understood the concepts.

Luke Smith

We knew he'd be back. We just didn't know when he was going to be 100 percent healthy to wrestle. We worked around his injury. We listened to Ben more than anything. His body told him what to do.

Greg Randall

He said, 'Carl, you're not going to like this, because there's not big dollars involved, but it's good for our patients. And I listened and I thought, this is what I would want for my own family ... I thought it was something we had to do.

Carl Etter

[But, he says,] I listened to the Grieg and said, 'OK, that's great music' and never listened to it again. ... but they are not direct. I consciously decided what comes out, comes out.

Douglas Levine

We started slow, particularly me. I just listened to the coaches, and went through it. I just kept fighting.

Guillermo Diaz

What happened was, I listened to the damn Grateful Dead. And that anger went right out the door.

Josh Clark

It was amazing, how this happened. This thing absolutely came from the bottom. And party [leaders] listened.

Robert Asher

I never saw myself outside Barca. I only listened to their offer and wasn't interested in what other clubs were doing.

Ronaldinho

He's not just someone that our parents listened to. He's still around. His songs are classics. (Students are) not going to say, 'What did that guy do again?' They know exactly who he is.

Barbara Bochner

I wasn't thinking so much about the hurricane. I was thinking about them. I was worried about all my kids getting out. They listened to their dad this one time.

Andy Leggio

They worked closely with us and they listened well.

David Pollack

The album was deemed eligible, we listened to it and we decided it could not fail to move anyone who heard it. That's what a Mercury record should be all about.

Simon Frith

She (Margaret) would talk about Eddie all the time, ... I happily listened.

Peter Butler

He has to decide whether to hold a synod different from the past, in which bishops have the possibility not only of being listened to but of making decisions.

Alberto Melloni

He really listened to what I had to say, and he was great, always treated me with respect.

Dean Goldfine

Because we felt Freedom was a little weaker we tried a few things we wouldn't normally try in a close game. You have to see how your runners are going to do in these non-district games. The hit the ball well and they listened well.

Janice Gillespie

I was impressed that they seriously listened to each of our comments.

Sakie Yokota

I wouldn't guarantee I would have listened. But at least there would have been someone there telling me.

Thomas Brinkman

This pope wants to get to the essentials. He wants to be listened to. It's clarity he's after, not stardom.

Alberto Melloni

The worst thing I have ever listened to.

Billie Piper

I probably should've listened to MICHAEL a year ago when HE SAID that Charles will never win a championship because he doesn't show any dedication.

Scottie Pippen

I walked around and listened to what people said they wanted.

Scott Savin

We've listened to your concerns. We've met your demands.

Marcelo Rivera

But when Gregg pitched it to me on the phone, I listened and I said, 'That's SAW II.'

Oren Koules

The whole team was up. I just listened to what they had to say.

Melissa West

I couldn't really hear him at the end because I was so involved in the game. But when I looked up, I saw him and when I could hear him, I listened.

Maurice Ager

He was well liked and well respected by everyone because he was kind to everyone and he listened.

Diana Dutton

The girls listened and just played hard.

Al Northington

We know the fans really wanted Nobby back at Newcastle, and we listened to what they had to say.

Freddy Shepherd

We've listened to the voice of the community and the voice of the public and made adjustments as we could.

Jim Struzzi

I listened, I heard the concerns.

David Wilkins

He said he had listened to some clips of my song and, if I wanted to get airplay, to send him a full CD.

Bill Durham

We listened to quite a bit and picked out what we liked. There's so much local talent no one knows about.

Holly Randall

I thought (Collins) was very effective. It appeared that they listened.

Joan Mcdonald

I didn't say anything, I just listened.

Shawn Taggart

They didn't listen. If they would've listened to me in the corner, they would've won.

Rick Carrillo

I'm pleased the jury listened so attentively and came to what I feel was a very just verdict. This man does not belong in society to hurt other children or families.

Mary Shafer

It you want to be listened to, you should put in time listening.

Marge Piercy

I have listened to shareowner concerns and want to dispel any doubt that my commitment to the success of this company is unwavering, ... I am eager to eliminate the distraction of the compensation discussion so that we can focus on the business of E*Trade Financial.

Christos Cotsakos

He listened to all sides. He managed [the hearings] well, so people knew their voices were being heard.

Joel Mills

One of the things we try to do (is) have people that try to listen, ... As our people sat and listened to her story - we realized (her) situation.

Bob Davidson

He sets it out for me and I listen, and it is a testament to him, he set this all up. All I had to do was listen and that's the difference in myself, having listened, because I am a hard-headed kid.

John Steffensen

The artists that we listened to were from Chicago, Detroit, down South. When you heard us, it was a Northern sound. That's why back in the early '50s and '60s [audiences] could hardly believe we were black.

Chris Scott

The last time somebody listened to a Bush, a whole bunch of folks wandered in the desert for 40 years...

John Walton

Was shocked not by what I saw, but by what I heard. I closed my eyes and listened - and you know what I heard? I heard the biggest difference in the game. I heard the hitting on our side compared to theirs. Our defense crushed their offense.

Bill Romanowski

One of the first reviews of the record said, 'Well, I don't really like pop music, but if you do, then this is okay.' That was great, to me. I was glad that someone listened to it and heard it as a pop record. That's what we wanted to make.

Keith Wilson

We've bent over backwards to make this bill acceptable to the president, ... We also listened to the president and made some bothersome changes to the bill to accommodate his concerns.

Dick Armey

They listened to Valentino and they listened to Honda and in the end they decided unanimously that it was unfounded.

Davide Brivio

As is my wont, I did my research. I listened to all the recordings and I read everything about Bob I could find.

Twyla Tharp

I listened hard but could not see. Life tempo change out and inside me.

Jon Anderson

So I went out and bought Hard Again by Muddy Waters. That was a big learning curve. I listened to that album again and again and again. James Cotton was the harmonica player on that album.

Sonny Terry

We've listened to the fans. They want more seating, food additions. All of it is meant to enhance the fans' experience.

Tim Schuldt

Roger was always fair and listened to everyone, never lost his composure. He was able to deal with both the applicants and county interests.

Ron Goldman

We used to look at Felipe as our guiding man that we listened to.

Juan Marichal

He has to be questioned ... he has the right to be heard, to be listened to, so that he explains his participation or non-participation in the events.

Juan Guzman

We listened carefully to the issues that (Clark) raised, and we've been working to address each of the issues.

Ken Fields

I sat and listened to the katydids, ... That's how quiet it was.

Lee Dean

But, ... my father listened to his heart, and not to the chorus.

Mark Reese

No one has listened to me because I stay in low income housing. Its just not going to be my family that benefits off of this, but the families in the state of South Carolina as well.

Tanya Payton

It was great. The students were very good and listened well. They were well-mannered.

Dr. Richard Johnson

Having listened to family, friends, and everyone else, without exception everyone encouraged us to continue.

Cam Mcleay

As a youth, I listened to Mr. Godfrey on the radio and remember seeing him on TV.

Danny Treanor

We weren't executing in the first half and their (slow down) style of play kind of bothered us. Coach was on me about being more aggressive offensively and I listened to him.

Courtney Sims

We're taking a serious step on behalf of our community, and we are hopeful that our words will be heard and our appeal will be listened to.

Nihad Awad

I listened to them and I can now say that I have no objections.

Giulio Tremonti

I mean, you know, all of America has really advised the Red Cross on what would be the right direction, and we listened, and that's what we're doing.

Bill Blaul

Nobody thought we could balance the federal budget, ... I found that if I just listened hard enough, I could find some common ground.

Erskine Bowles

We've finally listened to the cries of women who wanted NFL product.

Eddie White