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"I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty."
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"Smartass Disciple : Master, why you keep telling about the truth? Nobody hears.Master of Stupidity : O Yea. They hear but don't listen. Anyway, no fun in silent."
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"A fool tries to shut others' mouth instead of listens to his own heart."
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"To Become an Attentive Listener . . . Observe a person's physical presence to see how their body language aligns with their message. Recognize what is being said on the surface. Engage your intuition to hear the meaning, purpose, and motivation behind their message. Be aware of your own internal responses and how you are feeling. Put yourself in their shoes to better understand their perspective."
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"When we want to talk, we can instead listen, and let our attentiveness to another's need to speak be our silent statement."
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"How do you know when to advance the conversation or when there's something still unresolved? When you are situationally aware, you watch the body language and notice the cues that are given to you. Listening and observing are being mindful in the best sense of the word."
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"Learn to listen, not just hear. Listening is an art."
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"You can have the perfect message, but it may fall on deaf ears when the listener is not prepared or open to listening.These listening "planes" were first introduced by the American composer Aaron Copland (1900-1990) as they pertain to music . . . 1. The Sensual Plane: You're aware of the music, but not engaged enough to have an opinion or judge it.2. The Expressive Plane: You become more engaged by paying attention, finding meaning beyond the music, and noticing how it makes you feel.3. The Musical Plane: You listen to the music with complete presence, noticing the musical elements of melody, harmony, pitch, tempo, rhythm, and form."
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"It is a tremendous gift to simply and truly listen to another."
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"The ears and the heart are connected, it's true,for when ears open wide, the heart opens up too."
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"Heed Your Speed. Are you a fast or a slow talker? Be mindful towards the person with whom you are speaking to ensure that your message is being comprehended, understood, and absorbed. If they are listening at a slower rate than you are speaking, disconnect can occur."
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"If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. That's how rich we are."
Wealth

"My dreams have become puny with the reality my life has become."
Dream

"Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity."
Life

"Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes."
Survival

"Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums."
Beauty

"God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven."
God

"People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?"
Beauty

"My husband does not like me to give interviews because I say too much. No talk, no trouble."
Husband

"They call me corrupt, frivolous. I am not at all privileged. Maybe the only privileged thing is my face. And corrupt? God! I would not look like this if I am corrupt. Some ugliness would settle down on my system."
Ugliness

"When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers."
Fish
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