"Listen, all I care about is growth," he said.
And when I did that story, I went to my wonderful editor at the Times Magazine and said, "Listen, all hell is about to break loose in this little town".
Speaking at Fifa's Congress in Sao Paulo, Mr Blatter said the organisation must be "responsible and upright" in all its activities and "listen to all voices" about its future.
So the next time you are in a conversation, no matter what it is about, listen above all else.
Listen, it's all about interpretation, isn't it, but I believe I'm an awful lot more honest than people who say they are honest".
As a young doctor in training, dissecting cadavers or practicing surgery on dogs, he would tell all who would listen about how the country was headed down the wrong path, about the urgency of a strict gold standard and about the dangers of allowing government too much power over people's lives.
And during the last decade, Lynch has traveled the world, telling all who will listen about transcending to a unified field of being.
I mean, who wants to listen to all this endless chatter about whatnot all the time?
But Cameron said "it is infuriating to listen to all this stuff about 'existing contracts must be kept to'.
Listen to all the rumble about whether Obama and McCain – or both – will choose a woman as a running mate.
