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Burge, his face as expressive as always, mostly just listens.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
Children would sit on squares of cardboard cut from boxes, listening.
—Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
Generous means many things — listening, including or being kind to people.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 28 Dec. 2024
Thank you for embracing me and younger creatives that no one else would listen to.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
Children would sit on squares of cardboard cut from boxes, listening.
—Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
Generous means many things — listening, including or being kind to people.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 28 Dec. 2024
Thank you for embracing me and younger creatives that no one else would listen to.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Listen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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