Billy Eichner Quotes

I'd much rather work with people that are tricky and difficult than people that just say yes to everything.

Sometimes I wonder which is worse - confrontational people who are afraid of caring or caring people who are afraid of confrontation.

My personality does well with people who are deemed difficult. I don't know why it does but I just seem to get along with them. The more difficult the better.

Too often we judge people based on our own backgrounds and experiences, but when you understand people's stories, it's easier to understand their demeanor.

I'm polite. I guess that's the dichotomy within me. I don't like to piss people off just for the sake of pissing them off. I pick my battles.

I've never really had a problem with people.

Difficult people are the greatest teachers.

If you are a human being, you might as well face it. You are going to rub a lot of people the wrong way.

It's more important to get along with people than to get ahead of them.

I think that if we don't learn to inhabit other people's perspectives, then we're never going to understand why people do what they do.

Wherever you have people, you have factions and disagreements and personality conflicts.

How then did it work out, all this? How did one judge people, think of them? How did one add up this and that and conclude that it is liking one felt, or disliking?

That's pretty much what every scene is about, getting people to see your point of view. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

One of the most important rules for me is: Don't ever defend myself. If we could put this one principle into practice, how much more simple life would be.

I like to be nice to people, but sometimes people aren't nice to me.

People are mostly hot to have a discussion when you're not.

Never assume people's motives. It's the easiest way to find yourself upset over nothing or misjudging people

The most amiable people are those who least wound the self-love of others.

In a Nutshell - Fundamental Techniques In Handling People; Principle 1 - Don't criticize, condemn or complain; Principle 2 - Give honest and sincere appreciation; Principle 3 - Arouse in the other person an eager want.

I want to be a good person, and a person that people enjoy working with, 'cause I certainly enjoy working with other people.

Standing up for yourself doesn't always involve verbal confrontation. Sometimes it's about not wasting energy on people who are negative.

Arguing with people is like reading your e-mail at 4 in the morning. There is absolutely no good that can come of it. It's just scratching an itch.

I know it's impossible for you to see your peers this way, but when you're older, you start to see them--the bad kids and the good kids and all kids--as people. They're just people, who deserve to be cared for.

Most people argue over who's right, not about what the truth is.

I gave up trying to understand people long ago. Now I let them try to understand me!