The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication and clear communication is necessary to management success.

If listeners aren't carried away to Heaven I'm failing.

There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.

Any problem big or small within a family always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening.

It is tragic that people who are incarcerated are unable to vote. They are probably the most important voices to listen to because they can tell us what we need to change.

I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist's big fear is being ignored so if you get debate that's great.

Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right.

We also listen to PJ Harvey a lot of driving music. You need something a little more relaxing in the car.

I have a 6-year-old and his thing is to turn on Radio Disney in the car and I get such an allergic reaction to listening to that music and the context into which it falls. I'm really working on him about that.

When I'm in the car sometimes it's like 'Yeah man just put on the pop music.' You know what I mean? I don't want to listen to Tom Waits.