Sam Smith on listening
Sam Smith31 quotes“It was only until I started to be myself that the music started to flow and people started to listen. So, thank you guys.”
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My album focuses on unrequited love quite a lot because I don’t think it’s spoken about enough in music. I’ve been through it myself and I found it hard to find songs that were about that, so I’ve definitely tried to make that a part of my album.
Sam SmithSam Smith Everyone has sadness-I just get mine out in my music so that I can laugh and joke and flirt with you!
Sam SmithSam Smith If to be old is not to be wise, then it is simply to be obsolete.
Sam SmithSam Smith A news conference is a device by which the establishment keeps large numbers of reporters from covering the news every place else.
Sam SmithSam Smith There were a lot of people who were willing to write a letter for me. Not because I was academically inclined, but because I worked hard.
Sam SmithSam Smith I want to be rich in all the foods I’ve tasted and all the places I’ve been and all the people I’ve kissed.
Sam SmithSam Smith No offense to people who go on Tinder but I just feel like it’s ruining romance, I really do.
Sam SmithSam Smith One-hundred percent, even now I doubt myself. I don’t understand what people hear in my voice. I can’t hear it myself, if you know what I mean.
Sam SmithSam Smith To control and enslave the minds of men, all one must do is convince them that a secret exists, and that he is privy to information regarding that secret; hence the power of priests and psychics.
Sam SmithSam Smith Thank you so much for breaking my heart because you got me four Grammys.
Sam SmithSam Smith In the Lonely Hour is about a guy that I fell in love with last year, and he didn’t love me back. I think I’m over it now, but I was in a very dark place. I kept feeling lonely in the fact that I hadn’t felt love before.
Sam SmithSam Smith I’ve actually tasted the beer; it’s quite nice. It’s called Samuel Smith, which is my actual name. It’s good beer. Maybe that’s my favorite.
Sam SmithSam Smith I used to have a little whisky before I went on stage. I realized that could have slowly turned into something a bit more serious. I get hyped up. I also think doing it a lot, you get used to it. You get more confidence. It’s confidence building, really.
Sam SmithSam Smith I’ve only been in unrequited relationships where people haven’t loved me back. I guess I’m a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.
Sam SmithSam Smith Would to God, brethren, I could tell you WHO I am! Would to God I could tell you WHAT I know! But you would call it blasphemy and want to take my life!
Sam SmithSam Smith Above all, we must understand that in leaving the toxic ways of the present we are healing ourselves, our places, and our planet. We rebel not as a last act of desperation but as a first act of creation.
Sam SmithSam Smith
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Don’t compare her to sunshine and roses when she’s clearly orchids and moonlight.
Melody LeeMelody Lee Oh moonlight, continue to shine on me. As you light up the sky, maybe some peace will come to me.
ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix I wish you the wildest of dreams.
Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
Rupi KaurRupi Kaur Live to be happy not to impress.
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Everybody in the world is seeking happiness – and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn’t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.
Dale CarnegieDale Carnegie I often speak publicly, and when I do, I also get to listen to other presenters. The most memorable are the ones that hit an emotional chord with a tight story and a punch line. No fluff. Keep it creative and concise. Greatness exists in quality, not quantity.
Lewis HowesLewis Howes If you want to be a good conversationalist, be a good listener. To be interesting, be interested.
Dale CarnegieDale Carnegie Sit up straight, listen and participate.
Pat SummittPat Summitt Take a deep breath, listen to your favorite song and realize everything is gonna be okay, nothing is permanent.
Camila CabelloCamila Cabello Nobody is more persuasive than a good listener.
Dale CarnegieDale Carnegie Please, don’t listen all the hate and take a little break to fall in love with you.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful I’m listening to a lot of John Mayer again. I stopped listening to emotional music because I was in a really emotional place in my life.
Camila CabelloCamila Cabello
