Ears Quotes - Page 35

• The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.

  Marlee Matlin

  Mind, Deafness, Handicaps

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• People have said things about me, and wrote and criticized me about things in the past, but it goes in one ear and out the other.

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

  Past, People, Said

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Informed consent is required for every invasive medical procedure, from getting your ears pierced to having an abortion.

  Bob McDonnell

  Abortion, Medical, Informed Consent

  "McDonnell Talks Super Tuesday". Interview with Jim Geraghty, www.nationalreview.com. March 5, 2012.

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• The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.

  H. L. Mencken

  Funny, Laughter, Humorous

  A Little Book in C Major ch. 4 (1916)

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• Justin Timberlake is the single most talented human being I've ever met in my life, and it sickens me. He is, like, 12 years old or something! He has 0 percent body fat, he is musically gifted, he has a great ear for accents, and he is hilarious.

  Mike Myers

  Years, Body, Accents

  "Mike Myers shares his "Love Guru" wisdom and his love for Justin Timberlake". Interview with Larry Carrol, www.mtv.com. April 9, 2008.

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• I know my football. And I adore football players. The crashing noise of a tackle, the huddle grunting, and the roar of the crowd are music to my ears.

  Rachel Nichols

  Football, Player, Crowds

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• As a major contemporary composer, Madonna should not let the eye dictate to the ear.

  Camille Paglia

  Eye, Should, Composer

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• Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. Nevertheless one had better know the rules, for they sometimes guide in doubtful cases, though not often.

  Paracelsus

  Inspirational, Life, Feelings

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• I'd love to do well on a big weekend with people watching and cheering, of course. But it's not fair to create an expectation level before I know what is realistic. I want to finish as well as possible. Is that top 20? Top 15? Top 25? You just have to play it by ear.

  Danica Patrick

  Cheer, Weekend, Play

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• I was a guy who wanted to become famous. There was steam coming out of my ears, I wanted to be famous so badly. You want the attention, you want the bucks, and you want the best seat in the restaurant. I didn't think what the repercussions would be.

  Matthew Perry

  Thinking, Guy, Would Be

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• I actually have a thing about proper nouns. They clang on my ear in a weird way when I hear them dropped into movies.

  Josh Radnor

  Nouns, Way

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• For me, the game would be to assume a very intelligent reader who can extrapolate a lot from a little. And that's become my definition of art; to get that pitch just right, where I can put a hint on page three, and the reader's ears go up a bit, as opposed to dropping it all on the first page.

  George Saunders

  Art, Intelligent, Games

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• Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.

  William Shakespeare

  Funny, Life, Men

  'King John' (1591-8) act 3, sc. 4, l. 108

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• It takes only one bad amp to turn your ears to oatmeal: That's how old hippies became Yanni fans.

  Rob Sheffield

  Hippie, Oatmeal, Fans

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• I firmly believe lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the theater, where you have costume, story, acting, orchestra.

  Stephen Sondheim

  Believe, Giving, Acting

  "Maestro of Broadway". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. July 5, 2005.

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• I've had some amazing people in my life. Look at my father - he came from a small fishing village of five hundred people and at six foot four with giant ears and a kind of very odd expression, thought he could be a movie star. So go figure, you know?

  Kiefer Sutherland

  Stars, Father, Expression

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A court is an assembly of noble and distinguished beggars.

  Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

  Political, Noble, Politics

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• I could never overstate the importance of a musician's need to develop his or her ear. Actually, I believe that developing a good 'inner ear' - the art of being able to decipher musical components solely through listening - is the most important element in becoming a good musician.

  Steve Vai

  Art, Believe, Musical

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• As I approach my 88th birthday, it's become apparent to me that my eyes and ears, among other appurtenances, aren't quite what they used to be. The prospect of long flights to wherever in search of whatever are not quite as appealing.

  Mike Wallace

  Birthday, Eye, Long

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• Most Australians who've got an ear can do an American accent because we grow up listening to them on television and in movies.

  Jacki Weaver

  Growing Up, Listening, Television

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In Australia, I grew up watching 'The Mickey Mouse Club,' my son grew up watching 'Sesame Street,' my grandson's growing up watching 'Dora The Explorer.' So we are sort of saturated with American culture from the day we're born, and to those of those who do have an ear for it, it's second nature.

  Jacki Weaver

  Growing Up, Son, Australia

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Ministers should not pray so loud, and long, as to exhaust the strength. It is not necessary to weary the throat and lungs in prayer. God's ear is ever open to hear the heart-felt petitions of his humble servants, and he does not require them to wear out the organs of speech in addressing him.

  Ellen G. White

  Prayer, Heart, Humble

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• Some men know that a light touch of the tongue, running from a woman's toes to her ears, lingering in the softest way possible in various places in between, given often enough and sincerely enough, would add immeasurably to world peace.

  Marianne Williamson

  Running, Sex, Women

  Marianne Williamson (2013). “A Woman's Worth”, p.90, Ballantine Books

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• Our Heavenly Father loves us. He sent His Only Begotten Son to be our Savior. He knew that in mortality we would be in grave danger, the worst of it from the temptations of a terrible adversary. That is one of the reasons why the Savior has provided priesthood keys so that those with ears to hear and faith to obey could go to places of safety.

  Henry B. Eyring

  Father, Son, Keys

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• My family are from Liverpool, so I have some twang there - I have a Midlands accent, and I was raised about an hour north of London, so my voice is a mess. Although, to American ears, it sounds like the crisp language of a queen's butler.

  John Oliver

  Queens, Voice, Sound

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