I realized I was more convincing to myself and to the people who were listening when I actually said what I thought, versus what I thought people wanted to hear me say.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I realised quite early that by the time I articulate my thoughts into words, I'm on to another thought. And what comes out wasn't what I thought of exactly. So not talking was a better option.
I look back upon my times when more people were listening to what I had to say, and I didn't say enough.
I like to make people think differently than they did before I walked in the room.
I always knew I had something to say even when nobody else wanted to listen.
When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak.
Because I didn't think anyone would actually listen to my music, I thought I could say whatever I wanted.
I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking.
When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily acquired the art of commanding attention, and giving the tone to the conversation.
Beware, all too often we say what we hear others say. We think what we are told that we think. We see what we are permitted to see. Worse, we see what we are told that we see.
People believed what I said was what I believed.