Listening Quotations | Page 11

At first, I was a little nervous about it. I didn't know how the older guys were going to take it. But now we're all listening to each other, getting used to each other and how we all play.

At first I was against it. After listening to Jackie, now I'm in favor of it.

At a certain point, you start to think about your legacy, ... If you're lucky enough that someone's listening in 100 years, you want 'em to have all the pieces.

All our recent initiatives are very successful because they answer to what our customers are telling us they want and that is a more comfortable, enjoyable flying experience, ... If other airlines like American do not realize that this is important to fliers especially the most frequent flyers then they must not be listening to their customers as closely as we are.

It's just a case of listening and responding, it's not rocket science, ... Most people might think that what's most important from a communications point of view is information, but half the time it's about listening.

It's just you and your connection to the story, ... It becomes a very rich and enjoyable experience. Listening delivers an entirely different experience.

It's just something nationally available to everybody who has been listening to us for all this time. Now, we just want to get as many shows as we can to get into the people's hands.

It's energetic rock 'n' roll. We try to be as original as possible, and we try to make music that we would like listening to ourselves, and hopefully other people have the same tastes we do.

It's a thrill to be on Columbia Records. Columbia has been home to a lot of my favorite artists -- like Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, and Bruce Springsteen -- and it feels great to be working with people who really understand what I'm trying to do and allow me the freedom to go in new musical directions. I'm very proud of the way Shine has turned out and I hope everyone enjoys listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it.

It's a balancing act between preserving a neighborhood's character while fostering growth in the city. Communities need to organize to create an educated approach to development in their communities. And for developers, I hope this will challenge them to ... strive for better quality while listening to the community.

It was the most exciting music I'd ever heard, ... And 'Company' was the first album -- as in old-fashioned LP -- I ever bought for myself, which of course was pretty strange since all my peers were listening to the Rolling Stones.

It was really fun. He's always thinking, so he has a lot to talk about. I had fun just listening to him.

It was really cool to do American Idol . That's a lot of folks sitting there, listening to country music.

It was a very good meeting. He's listening and he's setting a good tone. We've still got some problems to work through, especially detention and profiling.

It is unknown how many of these calls contain actual conversations versus simple dial tones, or 'dead air,' until each call is listened to, ... Therefore, without listening to these calls, I am unable to determine the nature of these 176 audio-buffered calls.

It's a great chance to walk around practice and see them do drills, not just explain them on the board. I think we can get more stuff out of this than just going to a clinic and listening to a coach talk. There's a lot of stuff we can adapt to what we need on the high school level.

It's a different level of use than we've seen in the past. It's becoming more of a full-day listening experience as opposed to just when you're jogging.

It's a phenomenon that people treat lightly, and it should not be treated lightly. It's something that's essential to human beings: listening to stories.

It's an issue we're addressing and we are educating these people as to our rights. Given the quality of Howard's show, listening to it on a pirate radio is no way to listen to it.

It really comes down to who's listening to audio streams today and how often. Many of us listen to radio in the car; in the long term I think that's where streaming radio is going.

It really shows that they're finally listening to the people of Greenville.

It's all about listening to each other to prepare for acting.

It picks up ambient noises in the cockpit, switch movements, it picks up any noise, really. We can even analyze the frequency of the engines and determine how fast they were rotating by listening to the cockpit voice recorder.

I told Tom Meeks, 'If you lose the golf course, you'd better hide -- but there's going to be no place to hide, because we're going to find you. I just hope they make it fair for everybody. The golf course is in great shape right now. The setup is perfect. If they just left it like this -- I hope they're listening -- it would be fine.

It's tough, ... Listening to what the doctors say, they want you to kind of do everything real strict. It's tough not being able to lift your son, and not being able to do the things that you know you should be able to do. So, it really makes you be patient, and you kind of have to have some self-control.

It's not just a matter of meeting. It's a matter of engagement, of dialogue, of discussion, of discourse, of listening, and Sinn Fein is in a proactive listening mode.

It's not music that we hear. Maybe if we were listening and hearing the music, it wouldn't be so bad. It's the vibrating . . . It's the boom, boom, boom that you hear.

For me, Im looking forward to listening to Jerry Krause speak,

For many Tibetans it was the first time they had heard about it. There were thousands listening in complete silence.

It's one of the things I'm most certain of in my 23 years as a public official and after over 900 listening sessions or town meetings over 13 years, ... This is one of the clearest messages I've ever received.

It's not that the kids listening don't speak English; it's an expression of the diversity we have in Marshalltown. It's healthy for them to see that model from adults. And kids really get a kick out of language anyway. During the elementary years, that's when they're playing with language and learning the power it has.

It's the consumer saying, 'I want it all.' That's why folks like Apple can kill Dell's entry into the MP3 space. They're also listening to the voice of the consumer. It's exciting for us because in the past, you had leaders like Dell leading because of operational efficiency. That concept is now a requirement for a ticket to the game. But to lead the game, you've got to really have the depth and capabilities to invest in technology.

It looks like we've got a great staff. Nothing against the old one, but these are some experienced guys, a manager and coaches that have been there in October. That makes a difference. You can see guys out there listening to every word they say.

It means a lot to the players that the owners are getting in there and listening. I think when only Gary Bettman is in there and people think he's trying to run the whole thing, players sometimes get their nose out of joint.

It's going to be good (for) bringing back hockey in New York. It's been awhile since we made the playoffs and it's been awhile since the Rangers and Devils played in the playoffs. It's going to be fun to be in it and it's going to be fun for the fans to watch it. Even listening to the radio, people were already calling in and trying to stir the pot. That's what good about the playoffs.

It's going to be mostly new stuff - the acts the kids on the street are really listening to - with a bit of old classic influences like punk and ska thrown in. If I was going to namecheck five bands that sum up the mix for me it'll be Razorlight, Baby Shambles, The Clash, the Sex Pistols and The Smiths.

It's hard work every day taking countless reps listening to your coach, trying not to get frustrated. But I learn from each mistake.

It's hard to know that I'm listening to something that's louder than 85 decibels, but if I have earphones on and I can't hear someone talking to me without having to have them shout at me, then I'm putting myself at risk.

It's good training for a writer, ... entertaining people, telling them about your life, listening as they tell you about theirs.

It's pretty interesting listening to him talk about all the places he's from. I mean Joe is about the only guy I've ever known who is from Africa and France and New York City. He's got some roots.

It's over. Once you see they've got a list, people have already stopped listening.

It sounds like a pretty simple idea. But it hadn't been done before. Listening to what our customers needed forced us to innovate and ultimately develop new products for them.

You tend to have less hearing loss listening to something you like versus something that's just scrutiny.

It's styled as a listening trip to show respect and to foster understanding both of people's concerns and our policies and our actions. We want to open minds and encourage dialogue.

Everyone knows everybody loves fights. They better start listening to the people who are at the game and pay the money than the twits upstairs who get in for free.

The best thing for being sad, replied Merlyn, beginning to puff and blow, is to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting.

It's important when you come into a new school district that you spend time listening and learning.

It's important that when decisions like this are being made, we are collaboratively working together and listening to all sides. We want to assure we're being fair.

It's important that we develop interaction on issues. Presidents need to be in a listening mode when they are starting a new task ... and I will be in a listening mode.

It's clear from comments made in hearings this week that increased export opportunities for U.S. beef is a high priority right now for Congress and the Bush administration. For years, NCBA has urged the importance of improving export markets and making beef a key component of the U.S. trade agenda. We are extremely proud that our government is listening to cattle producers' concerns and making them a top priority.

It's been exciting talking to them about how possible it is and listening to their goals and aspirations. As a speech teacher though, I really see the value of communication, especially in my own life right now.

It's amazing to see kids in grades 1 through 4 sitting there absolutely silent listening to him. It gave me goose bumps.

It's hard, but if I look at the results we've been having with the way we've been going, how I've been feeling, as anxious as I am, I know this is the best thing for me. Sometimes, I'd like to go a little faster, but they say it's not in my best interests. I'm listening to them. Every time I've gone out there, I've gotten better.

It was an inexcusable mistake, ... I regretted it probably some kind of nano second after it was out of my mouth. I apologize to everybody who was listening and to the people at the academy who have been great to me and to my partners in the booth.

It was a process of listening, listening, watching, listening, reading, more and more.

It was nice to get to meet our legislators and talk to them one-on-one. They really gave us a lot of one-on-one time. We could tell they were really listening to us.

It wasn't because the message wasn't correct. It was in some cases that certain players weren't listening to that message.

It was not a speech of surprises. Assuming other foreign ministries have been listening, I don't what they would have learned today that they already didn't know.

It used to be that we really were opponents on a lot of policy issues. We weren't listening to each other.

I've known (Democratic presidential nominee John) Kerry for 25 years. He's a patriot. I'm listening to what he has to say,

No industry is more affected by these moves than travel and tourism. This announcement demonstrates that the administration is listening to us when we promote the unique role travel and tourism can play as an engine for prosperity and a partner in our diplomatic efforts around the world. Research consistently indicates people are significantly more inclined to feel good about America after visiting and experiencing our country's diverse peoples and opportunities.

Never speak of yourself to others; make them talk about themselves instead; therein lies the whole art of pleasing. Everybody knows it, and everyone forgets it.

Not enough people were into it. It felt like we were just listening to background music.

It's very special and I'm hoping that she's smiling up there. She'd be the type that would be listening.

It's time that the world at large recognizes that the ex-gay testimony is something worth listening to because these are very valid people and testimonies.

It's tough being a dictator, but I've always thought it must be tougher being a hanger-on to a dictator. The late nights spent listening to his crazed ranting, the weary rictus grin from smiling at bad jokes, the draining knowledge that one misjudged comment could land you on the chopping block.

I want people here at home in America and throughout the world who are listening to this program to know that if you only have a dollar, $5, $10 to give -- if a million of you do, that you'll make a huge difference,

I started in theater 25 years ago and became fascinated and obsessed with an American maverick named Robert Wilson. I was also a huge fan of Tom Waits. Listening to 'Black Rider' is the reason I learned to play the musical saw. When I was offered to work on a project created by three of my favorite artists I thought about it for a microsecond before saying yes.

The volleyball kids' listening skills are incredible. You just ask them to do something and they go out on the floor and do it.

They aren't listening on a lot of basic bush issues that are going to provide employment in the country,

They are good merchants. They have a knack for listening to the customer.

They want a docile Assad regime. I think the Americans are listening to the Saudis.

They were telling us where to attack, ... They told us they had no orders to shoot, so we were listening. We had control in our hands.

They just love listening to (the Golden Harmonizers) sing and perform. They put on such a great show and are very funny!

It was great experience on television, but now my experience is about listening to your music, so I need to now like your music.

It was just what we were listening to. We've always loved that music - Terry Hall, Jerry Dammers - and you can't help but be influenced by it.

It was just so fun coming to the garage, gossiping, eating, playing music, listening to music. Just having fun.

They've offered some good advice. I think they like what I've showed in my workouts and in (breaking down defenses). They've all had good things to say and good advice for me. I'm listening to all of it.

There's the obvious musical programming - the slavish conformity of programmers and the overwhelming triumph of play lists and 'emphasis cuts' seen all around the country. It should be obvious to anyone listening to the radio that, like fast food, there is a lack of distinction everywhere you look.

The sentiment I get from the Beige Book, along with listening to quarterly earnings conference calls, and just the general tone of my conversations with people who have their fingers on the trigger of hiring, say companies are just not doing much of it.

I was a big, big Raiders fan, and eventually, when I got the opportunity to meet him and be around him, it was like a dream come true. Man, with football, he was the Raiders to me. Listening to his broadcasts, it was like you were on the field and you could see the guys cut. 'He's at the 5, the 15, the 20!' I didn't even want to watch the games on TV -- because I could see it and feel it in Bill's voice.

I want to simply relax listening to some Jazz or dance my heart out listening to House, TripHop and all sorts of funky electronics.

Not only are we conducting an investigation to understand how (the listening device was placed inside the building), the second part of that is do a damage assessment ... as to what (information) potentially could have been lost by the introduction of this device.

The new arm will take the signals that go to all the different arm muscles at once, and all the person has to do is think about natural movement and the arm will respond in a natural way. We're basically listening in on what the nervous system would be telling the natural arm, and translating that into signals that will move the artificial arm in the same way.

After that (Alabama) game we had a team meeting. I think everybody looked at themselves and everybody bought into what will win games. I think we've done a good job listening to coaches and just going out and executing the game plan and just playing smart.

It's really not a message from us to them. It's listening to them to find out what they need.

The key to Ann Summers' success is giving women what they want, listening to them and delivering it. Not giving them what men perceive they want but giving them what women want.

The intelligence community isn't eavesdropping on your telephone calls to hear about our personal lives. They're listening for someone's plan to instigate grave and massive devastation to our country.

Their personal listening tastes greatly affect the choices they make. It's natural for people to lean toward what they are familiar with, what they enjoy. Many of these music supervisors know very little about Country Music.

The inspiration and meaning behind the title 'Playing With Fire' is self explanatory. I'm excited about this album and am looking forward to continuing my promotional club tour in support of it and seeing the first-hand reaction of my fans listening to my songs for the first time. My album is sure to set the dance floors across the world on fire!

I'm glad they'll be coming to Gettysburg, and I'm glad they'll be listening to the people.

I'm not going to tell you now while everyone is listening.

I met Arcade Fire on their first record, 'Funeral.' I loved that record, and it was a record I was listening to while I wrote 'Where the Wild Things Are.' Those songs - especially 'Wake Up' and 'Neighbourhood' - there's a lot of that record that's about childhood.

I'm really proud of my guys. They earned it, they played with heart and conviction. They listened. That's important when guys are coming off the field at halftime and listening to the game plan. We shut them out in the second half. That's extremely hard to do.

I just want to make sure that they feel comfortable that I am ready to take these folks on, that I am ready to be on their side, that I can do this. And that means listening to them and reassuring them that I'm not going to be afraid to say no to anybody in my party, anybody in the Republican Party or any lobbyist.

I hope that someone listening to me now has information that could help my sister.

I loved when my dad was home. He liked to sit in the living room and watch boxing and baseball on TV. Or he'd be tinkering around or listening to records by his musician buddies - George Shearing, Oscar Peterson and the Jackie Gleason Orchestra.

I'm sure it's not easy, ... I hope that he's not reading into or listening to all the things that are said out there. It's not a friendly world.

I'm sure his ratings have gone up. I'm sure ad sales have gone up. I'm listening to him and I wasn't listening to him two months ago.

Information was given to the feds in reference to some type of illegal wiretapping or listening device being used within the department.