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...office. Finally, Lance piled their two kids into the car and drove to the Ferrells' house so he could see her. "I just told her, 'Don't worry about losing your job. We'll find a way.'" Lance was a cheerleader in college. He knew how to listen and knew not to try to talk his wife out of taking action. "I never once said, 'Are you sure you want to do this...
When he does, people tend to listen. He played that role even in high school. Harry (the Horse) Geldien, Cheney's football coach, remembers the young man as a locker-room leader, though not the rah-rah, attention-grabbing type. "They'd be in there dressing for the game, and there was usually a lot of chattering and noise," Geldien recalls. "But when Dick started to speak, the other kids would stop and listen. They respected...
...last year you have squandered our energy,” said Graham and Parks parent Guy Stuart. “You didn’t ask me to get involved. When people are behind the plan, the plan works, so listen to the parents...
Professors should lead the charge of bringing the social into the academic. Good teachers can create a more relaxed atmosphere during lecture without distracting from the learning process. Perpetuating a “be quiet and listen to me” atmosphere prevents students from enjoying the time spent in the uncomfortable Science Center seats. Students should also take the initiative, recognizing that lectures are much more fun when you sit with your friends. Section leaders should add humor and food to their classes to make them feel more like conversations and debates with friends and colleagues than 15 students...
...Just listen to the audience in those last 20 minutes as the dead, arrayed in simple chairs in the town cemetery, talk of the ineffable sadness of the living--"how troubled and...how in the dark live persons are," as one puts it. It's a sound that has become increasingly rare in the theater: silence. No coughs, no fidgeting in seats. It's a sure sign that the play has done its chief job: it has got the audience's attention. By this point, we have all but forgotten that Our Town is the vehicle for a big star...