And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
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Marianne Williamson109 quotes“And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.”
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Eddie Van HalenEddie Van Halen Everything I wrote about wasn’t about me, but about the people listening.
Chuck BerryChuck Berry I can only listen to what I’m working on, at the time. I can’t listen to anything else because I don’t want to copy it.
Jimmy PageJimmy Page I never listened to the people who said I should give it up, which is the main advice I got.
Michael CaineMichael Caine When I was growing up and listening to bands like the Dave Clark Five, the groove was what initially got me going. I really like that funky, heavy groove.
Eddie Van HalenEddie Van Halen I believe there’s an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts.
Sylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone When I look for what I’m going to listen to I go backwards. I’m always going the other way you see. Most people are trying to figure out ‘how do I get in the fast lane going that way?’. I’m going in the other direction. I wanna find the oldest thing to do.
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