Ben Parr Quotes

To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.

I think it takes people to get to know you and the recognition comes over time.

It is so important to get respect for what you do and at the same time give it.

There is no greater gift than time.

You can't just walk away when somebody recognizes you. You have to take some time out and talk to them. It's not a waste of time - I just love talking to people. And I don't do this to sell records. The truth is, I do what I do because I love it.

Contemporaries appreciate the person rather than their merit, posterity will regard the merit rather than the person.

I love people for giving me their time. It's a privilege - I make the most of it.

The most valuable thing that anyone will ever give you is their time. Not their money. Remember that.

When I find someone who is worth it, I'll be nice and respect that person and put some time in.

I think we've become a TV culture, where we forget the live performer in front of us can see us. I think there is a self-centeredness that happens. There's nothing more important than what you are doing in that moment. So, unless it's an emergency, put your phone away.

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.

I know what it takes to gain a fan.

It's nice when people want to see you.

I am not quick to call someone a friend. It is OK to have acquaintances and be associates. We make these words sound bad, but it is about understanding everyone's place in your life. I have a great group of people around me. I value them more than anything.

Presence is in the eye and ear and gut of the beholder. When you are totally present in a conversation or in a meeting, others around you perceive you as totally focused on the matter at hand and on being of value to them.

You have to be able to recognize the value of the people around you.

Respect is such a simple and easy thing to have and to give, and it doesn't cost anything.

There's a fullness that happens when someone is focussed on you. For me, if I'm being fully looked at and paid attention to and seen, I'm filled up by that.

Posterity allows to every man his true value and proper honours.

Attention and respect give pleasure, however late, or however useless. But they are not useless, when they are late, it is reasonable to rejoice, as the day declines, to find that it has been spent with the approbation of mankind.

Look. We both know life is short, Macy. Too short to waste a single second with anyone who doesn't appreciate and value you.

Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely.

Sit up straight, listen and participate.

There are several things that keep me grounded and focused... When you can humble yourself to say 'I'm no more important than anyone else. I just have a gift.'

A need to concentrate on each sound, so that every blade of grass would be as important as a flower.