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Deaf Quotes

Those who hear and do not understand are like the deaf. Of them the proverb says: “Present, they are absent.” Picture Quote #1

Before we decide to trust you with this power, we ask you to stand before the public and explain your views. Justice may be blind, but it should not be deaf Picture Quote #1

How many deaf people do you know in real life? Unless they live in a cave, or are 14, which seems to be true for most people in this business, what could I possibly tell them that they don’t already know? Picture Quote #1

I ask you: turn a deaf ear to the special interests. Let politics stand down for a while. don’t waste anytime thinking about future elections until we’ve done our jobs here Picture Quote #1

I would write plays for my grandmother, who was stone deaf, my mother and the dog, that was our audience Picture Quote #1

If you’re powerful, you are much more likely to be blind and deaf to signals from outside Picture Quote #1

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Grissom comes from a place where we know he had a deaf mother, he was raised in a silent household, on some level, had a father who potentially was not around and he learned what he knew by himself in the back yard, with bugs and animals. He’s not comfortable being a supervisor and that’s his problem Picture Quote #1

I took some classes in sign language when I was in my early teens because I was told that I would be completely deaf very early. But I never really wanted to learn Picture Quote #1

One of the reasons I wanted to teach deaf children was because it made me very sad that they spoke so clumsily and that they moved with less grace that I knew was possible of deaf people Picture Quote #1

In effect, I feel like a blind, deaf, and illiterate person working through the sensibilities and multiple, real talents of other people. Everything I do is collaborative Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be a lead singer in a band. I can’t sing. I’m almost tone deaf. I still play. Next life, rock’n’roll for sure Picture Quote #1

I’m not a deaf musician. I’m a musician who happens to be deaf Picture Quote #1

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I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf Picture Quote #1

There is no relation to sound for deaf people. It is a totally different mental process Picture Quote #1

Everyone was laughin’. Even that deaf mute boy was breathing heavy and pointing at me. Which is laughter to their kind Picture Quote #1

Trust is not simply a matter of truthfulness, or even constancy. It is also a matter of amity and goodwill. We trust those who have our best interests at heart, and mistrust those who seem deaf to our concerns Picture Quote #1

There are so many people, deaf or otherwise abled, who are so talented but overlooked or not given a chance to even get their foot in the door Picture Quote #1

Music is universal too. Even deaf people like to dance, love rhythm, and can kind of pick it up Picture Quote #1

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You see, the deaf have an intimacy with silence. It’s there in their dreams Picture Quote #1

Listen to all the conversations of our world, between nations as well as between individuals. They are, for the most part, dialogues of the deaf Picture Quote #1

If toes had eyes, then I could see how my feet know where to go, but toes are blind. And how is it that my tongue speaks words it cannot hear? Because for all its eloquence, the tongue itself is deaf, and flaps in soundlessness Picture Quote #1

Nothing is bigger than life. There’s nothing noble in death. What’s noble about never seeing the sunshine again? What’s noble about having your legs and arms blown off? What’s noble about being an idiot? What’s noble about being blind and deaf and dumb? What’s noble about being dead? Picture Quote #1

Beethoven’s last quartets were written by a deaf man and should only be listened to by a deaf man Picture Quote #1

We are constantly telling ourselves what we most want to know, and at the same time are deaf to it. Why does envy have such a fierce bite? Why do we fall silent or get worried just as our story is about to spring out of our control and into its own life? Whose shadow falls across the page? Picture Quote #1

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The interests of the deaf child and his parents may best be served by accepting that he is a deaf person, with an elaborate cultural and linguistic heritage that can enrich his parent’s life as it will his own Picture Quote #1

I have terrible hearing trouble. I have unwittingly helped to invent and refine a type of music that makes its principal proponents deaf Picture Quote #1

People will make a life in their own terms, whether they are deaf or colorblind or autistic or whatever. And their world will be quite as rich and interesting and full as our world Picture Quote #1

We’re deaf men working as musicians; we play the music but we can’t hear it Picture Quote #1

We supplicate all rulers not to remain deaf to the cry of mankind. Let them do everything in their power to save peace. By so doing they will spare the world the horrors of a war that would have disastrous consequences, such as nobody can foresee Picture Quote #1

I hated my childhood. It was loathsome. My parents were deaf and dumb. Profoundly so. They could make noises when they were emotionally aroused, but they couldn’t form it into speech Picture Quote #1

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Those who hear and do not understand are like the deaf. Of them the proverb says: “Present, they are absent.” (Deaf Quotes) Before we decide to trust you with this power, we ask you to stand before the public and explain your views. Justice may be blind, but it should not be deaf (Deaf Quotes) How many deaf people do you know in real life? Unless they live in a cave, or are 14, which seems to be true for most people in this business, what could I possibly tell them that they don’t already know? (Deaf Quotes) I ask you: turn a deaf ear to the special interests. Let politics stand down for a while. don’t waste anytime thinking about future elections until we’ve done our jobs here (Deaf Quotes) I would write plays for my grandmother, who was stone deaf, my mother and the dog, that was our audience (Deaf Quotes) If you’re powerful, you are much more likely to be blind and deaf to signals from outside (Deaf Quotes) Grissom comes from a place where we know he had a deaf mother, he was raised in a silent household, on some level, had a father who potentially was not around and he learned what he knew by himself in the back yard, with bugs and animals. He’s not comfortable being a supervisor and that’s his problem (Deaf Quotes) I took some classes in sign language when I was in my early teens because I was told that I would be completely deaf very early. But I never really wanted to learn (Deaf Quotes) One of the reasons I wanted to teach deaf children was because it made me very sad that they spoke so clumsily and that they moved with less grace that I knew was possible of deaf people (Deaf Quotes) In effect, I feel like a blind, deaf, and illiterate person working through the sensibilities and multiple, real talents of other people. Everything I do is collaborative (Deaf Quotes) I wanted to be a lead singer in a band. I can’t sing. I’m almost tone deaf. I still play. Next life, rock’n’roll for sure (Deaf Quotes) I’m not a deaf musician. I’m a musician who happens to be deaf (Deaf Quotes) I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf (Deaf Quotes) There is no relation to sound for deaf people. It is a totally different mental process (Deaf Quotes) Everyone was laughin’. Even that deaf mute boy was breathing heavy and pointing at me. Which is laughter to their kind (Deaf Quotes) Trust is not simply a matter of truthfulness, or even constancy. It is also a matter of amity and goodwill. We trust those who have our best interests at heart, and mistrust those who seem deaf to our concerns (Deaf Quotes) There are so many people, deaf or otherwise abled, who are so talented but overlooked or not given a chance to even get their foot in the door (Deaf Quotes) Music is universal too. Even deaf people like to dance, love rhythm, and can kind of pick it up (Deaf Quotes) You see, the deaf have an intimacy with silence. It’s there in their dreams (Deaf Quotes) Listen to all the conversations of our world, between nations as well as between individuals. They are, for the most part, dialogues of the deaf (Deaf Quotes) If toes had eyes, then I could see how my feet know where to go, but toes are blind. And how is it that my tongue speaks words it cannot hear? Because for all its eloquence, the tongue itself is deaf, and flaps in soundlessness (Deaf Quotes) Nothing is bigger than life. There’s nothing noble in death. What’s noble about never seeing the sunshine again? What’s noble about having your legs and arms blown off? What’s noble about being an idiot? What’s noble about being blind and deaf and dumb? What’s noble about being dead? (Deaf Quotes) Beethoven’s last quartets were written by a deaf man and should only be listened to by a deaf man (Deaf Quotes) We are constantly telling ourselves what we most want to know, and at the same time are deaf to it. Why does envy have such a fierce bite? Why do we fall silent or get worried just as our story is about to spring out of our control and into its own life? Whose shadow falls across the page? (Deaf Quotes) The interests of the deaf child and his parents may best be served by accepting that he is a deaf person, with an elaborate cultural and linguistic heritage that can enrich his parent’s life as it will his own (Deaf Quotes) I have terrible hearing trouble. I have unwittingly helped to invent and refine a type of music that makes its principal proponents deaf (Deaf Quotes) People will make a life in their own terms, whether they are deaf or colorblind or autistic or whatever. And their world will be quite as rich and interesting and full as our world (Deaf Quotes) We’re deaf men working as musicians; we play the music but we can’t hear it (Deaf Quotes) We supplicate all rulers not to remain deaf to the cry of mankind. Let them do everything in their power to save peace. By so doing they will spare the world the horrors of a war that would have disastrous consequences, such as nobody can foresee (Deaf Quotes) I hated my childhood. It was loathsome. My parents were deaf and dumb. Profoundly so. They could make noises when they were emotionally aroused, but they couldn’t form it into speech (Deaf Quotes)

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