"I picked up rap records because rappers seemed to me like they ... could be great orators, so I would listen to them, " he says.
Then, I got to sit back and listen to them all brainstorm and debate until I had some long-term goals, structure for how to reach those goals and what I wanted most of all, a to-do list.
Are they going to forgive me when I can't react and listen to them?
So they go back to the broker, they go back to a different bank or a different lending institution and say to them, listen, I'd like to refinance my loan because it's going to increase significantly to a point I can't afford in the next three years.
Along your career you will find people who champion you, who promote you, who back you up in various situations and I just encourage people to listen to them but also give them a little bit back.
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I'm going to continue to listen to them, open to their ideas, because, again, we want to make sure we have the strongest possible set of reforms.
"Because I wouldn't fight, I wouldn't sue them, I'd listen, " he said, offering to speak out about doping in the future.
Many times I saw Christopher listen solicitously to recent college grads, making them conversational equals.
When President Obama and Governor Romney debate for the third time this coming Monday in Florida, I have a modest wish: Listen carefully to the questions and actually answer them.
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In fact, if we could actually track it, I think that companies that keep their critics on the payroll so they can listen to them probably do better in the long run.
Mr. BOWMAN: I really think President Clinton, that anytime you have a person of your stature, you listen to them rather than condemn them.
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