“If people don't want to listen to you, what makes you think they want to hear from your sweater?”
“Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.”
“Dont try to explain too much to the people... B'coz people listen want they want to hear”
“MARIA. So. How is everyone? Can you hear me? I don't believe in microphones. Singing is first of all about projection. So is speech. People are forgetting how to listen. They want everything blasted at them. Listening takes concentration. If you can't hear me, it's your fault. You're not concentrating.”
“But that was the problem with having the answers. It was only after you gave them that you realized they sometimes weren't what people wanted to hear.”