“What music is more enchanting than the voices of young people, when you can't hear what they say?”

“You can't make people listen to you. People only hear what they want to hear.”

Kieran Scott (1974) American writer

“The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.”

Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961) Swedish diplomat, economist, and author

“I like Wagner's music better than anybody's. It is so loud that one can talk the whole time without other people hearing what one says.”

Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray

“I can't hear a word you're saying
Tell me what are you singing
In the sun”

Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer

“It was nice to hear the voices of little children at play, provided you took care to be far enough away not to hear what they were actually saying.”

Terry Pratchett book Hogfather

“It broke my heart into more pieces than my heart was made of, why can't people say what they mean at the time?”

Jonathan Safran Foer book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

“Women don't want to hear what you think. Women want to hear what they think - in a deeper voice.”

Bill Cosby (1937) American actor, comedian, author, producer, musician, activist

“4. You hear his voice in a crowd more than any other.”

Bisco Hatori (1975) Japanese manga artist

“Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness. And they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy… or they become legend.”

Jim Harrison (1937–2016) American novelist, poet, essayist