"I like to listen. I'm much more interested in listening than in speaking, for sure."

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Gish Jen

#Listening Quotes

“Fighting with corruption is highly, is an issue, is a problem. It's highly on the agenda in our country.”

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“[On the Netherlands:] There is not a richer or more carefully tilled garden spot in the whole world than this leaky, springy little country.”

Source : Mary Mapes Dodge (1875). “Hans Brinker: Or, The Silver Skates, a Story of Life in Holland”, p.34
“We seem to be going through a period of nostalgia, and everyone seems to think yesterday was better than today. I don't think it was, and I would advise you not to wait ten years before admitting today was great. If you're hung up on nostalgia, pretend today is yesterday and just go out and have one hell of a time.”
“A lot of people wouldn't feel miserable in this environment. A lot of people aren't dating my girlfriend.”
“The reaction was immediate. The blood flow was in proportion to how much the painting was liked.”
“The only thing most people do better than anyone else is read their own handwriting.”
“Can a man who lies, cheats, steals, and sometimes does violence to other people be a man of honor? Kolabati looked into his eyes. "He can if he lies to liars, cheats cheaters, steals from thieves, and limits his violence to those who are violent.”

Source : F. Paul Wilson (2011). “The Tomb”, p.125, Macmillan
“You make yourself and others suffer just as much when you take offense as when you give offense Ken Keys, JR The more you depend on forces outside yourself, the more you are dominated by them.”

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