“If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.”
Source: Winnie-the-Pooh
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Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Neurotics and neurosis
“A leader has to appear consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent.”
Post-Prime Ministerial
Source: The Harvard Business Review (1 November 1986)
On his character in The Colbert Report in an interview on Larry King Live (11 October 2007) http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/
Context: We worked very hard to keep him from being a jerk by keeping in mind he's well intentioned. Just poorly informed. He wants to do the right thing but has none of the tools to achieve it. Because he has no curiosity, he doesn't like to read and he won't listen anybody, except the voices in his head.
“Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.”
The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
