"The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening."

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Source : "Five minutes with Jackie Joyner-Kersee". Interview with Julie Deardorff, articles.chicagotribune.com. May 2, 2012.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#People Quotes #Missing Quotes #Listening Quotes

“Bold clean energy action is needed to stave off a climate hostile to human life.”
“Don't speak to me about your religion; first show it to me in how you treat other people. Don't tell me how much you love your God; show me in how much you love all God's children. Don't preach to me your passion for your faith; teach me through your compassion for your neighbors. In the end, I'm not as interested in what you have to tell or sell as I am in how you choose to live and give.”

Source : FaceBook post by Cory Booker from Feb 04, 2012
“Go on, dear brother; but an inch of time remains, and then eternal ages roll on for ever--but an inch on which we can stand and preach the way of salvation to a perishing world.”
“We might be on the same page, but I wasn't happy about reading it.”

Source : Charlaine Harris (2011). “Dead Reckoning: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel”, p.39, Penguin
“Good morning is a contradiction of terms.”
“Playing drums or music, being a musician, is inside of you. So you would always see me tapping on something, playing on tables... I never felt the need to pull out drums.”
“The Cannes film festival is about big-budget films but also remarkable films made in different political regimes by film-makers with little resources.”
“Between speeches and awards, you can find something to do every other week. It's hard to write. Your focus gets splintered. Once you put one thing in your calendar, that month is gone.”

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