“The word 'listen' contains the same letters as the word 'silent.”
Cited in: Karen Offord. Dare to Dream: Your Journey of a Lifetime, 2014, p. 115.
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Alfred Brendel 7
Austrian pianist, poet, and author 1931Related quotes
“When you seem to be listening to my words, they are your words, with me listening.”
Cuando me parece que escuchas mis palabras, me parecen tuyas mis palabres y escucho mis palabras.
Voces (1943)
Source: The Christian Agnostic (1965), p.96 (Unnamed * “scholarly writer”: London Times. December 4, 1954)

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“Now, look, baby, 'Union' is spelled with 5 letters. It is not a four-letter word.”

18th October 1968
1960s
Source: https://archives.nbclearn.com/portal/site/k-12/flatview?cuecard=34499

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