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"I've never listened to music lying down. Listening's reading if you close your eyes.Music's a wood you walk through."

"Listening is one thing; however, ACTIVE listening is quite another. The first is a passive act which does not require great involvement, whereas, the latter is a consciously aware and deliberately focused effort to actively participate in the conversation."

"He seemed less in need of a secretary than of someone to listen to him."

"The process of attentive listening makes the other person feel important, valued, and heard. For Nick, listening was, and still is, love. I've never forgotten that precious moment-and the lesson!"

"I think a lot of it had to do with, you know, I was always a daddy's girl. I was always wanting to please him, and I think he was pleased when he'd walk past my room and I was listening to those records."

"Active listening requires being fully present and engaged in the moment."
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"You'd look out and there'd be little babies watching the show, and boys and girls. They loved the cowboys, and they loved Annie. There were young people seeing the show for the first time. I stayed for two years because I enjoyed it so much."

"Working on behalf of companion animals is so important. We start to realize how healing they are."

"In my career, there have been three things that were challenging: playing gay; playing a Jewish woman; and playing Chekhov. The scariest part was playing Chekhov!"

"I lost a very dear friend who lived with AIDS for about 17 years. Rejecting early treatments that were iffy, he thought he saved himself. I really miss him a lot."

"George M. is where I met my dear friend Joel Grey. We connected at rehearsal one day during a five-minute break. We were both looking out the same window and we knew in five minutes that we'd made a connection."

"Sondheim writes the music and lyrics, and because he's so smart and goes so deep with his feelings, there's a lot to explore, get involved with and learn about."

"No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person."

"The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of Carousel, and it was a very vivid experience."
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