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Ears Quotes

Witty and thoughtful quotes built around the word ears.

Several quotes here use ears for self-deprecating humor, including a joke about the seven inches between one's ears being the real trouble, not the arm.

I don't make music for eyes. I make music for ears.

Quotes by Adele

I have no trouble with the twelve inches between my elbow and my palm. It's the seven inches between my ears that's bent.

Quotes by Tug McGraw

People think I have elfish ears.

Quotes by Scott Rogowsky

Western music is alien to my ears.

Quotes by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Accusation Quotes

I didn't even have pierced ears. They put four holes in each ear, and, weirdly, that hurt the most.

Quotes by Rooney Mara

We read Greek and Norse mythology until it came out of our ears. And the Bible.

Quotes by Penelope Lively

Even the ears must dance.

Quotes by Natalia Makarova

It is a hard matter, my fellow citizens, to argue with the belly, since it has no ears.

Quotes by Marcus Porcius Cato

I try to challenge my ears. I get bored easily.

Quotes by Madlib

Alien Quotes

Public sector employees are the eyes and ears on the ground for the communities they serve.

Quotes by James P. Hoffa

The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.

Quotes by Heraclitus

Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.

Quotes by Henry Fielding

A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.

Quotes by Gertrude Stein

She poured a little social sewage into his ears.

Quotes by George Meredith

Art Quotes

Tonight I'm going to listen with my ears.

Quotes by Eugene Ormandy

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

Quotes by Epictetus

My ears are too big.

Quotes by Craig Revel Horwood

Bluegrass is in my blood and in my ears.

Quotes by Charlie Haden

Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course... the space between your ears.

Quotes by Bobby Jones

Belly Quotes

I learned snails don't have ears. They live in silence. They go slowly. Slowly, slowly in silence.

Quotes by Billy Collins

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Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes about ears are on this page?
The page mixes self-deprecating humor about being 'bent' between the ears with lighter, more playful lines, like the idea that even the ears must dance when hearing good music.
Why would someone search for quotes about ears?
People often look for ears quotes for their wit or wordplay, since the phrase covers everything from jokes about stubbornness to poetic descriptions of listening and sound.
Is there a joke about ears and intelligence in this collection?
Yes, one quote jokes that the twelve inches between elbow and palm are no trouble at all, but the seven inches between the ears are what's really bent, playing on distance as a stand-in for good sense.
Does any quote connect ears to persuasion or argument?
Yes, one older quote points out how difficult it is to reason with an empty stomach, since, unlike a person, the belly simply has nothing it can listen with.
Is there a quote about how ears are perceived physically?
Yes, one quote mentions people thinking the speaker has elfish ears, a lighthearted comment about physical appearance rather than hearing or listening.

Others use ears more symbolically, describing the belly as having none to argue with, a phrase that pairs well with pages like Belly and Art.