Virginia Woolf Quotes

It's far better to make people angry than to make them ashamed.

For me, storytelling is all about how we learn about each other. I'm so curious about people, what makes them tick, why they are who they are, and how we all relate to each other, despite the fact that we may not think that we do.

Some people think that without that spark of empathy we would do nothing, but that's just flat-out wrong. You could feel compassion for somebody without the spark of empathy.

People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.

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've never been interested in things that sparkle and shine; I'm more interested in people.

Maybe one of you can enlighten me, but I just don't understand why it is so hard to be kind to one another?

I love reading people. I really enjoy watching, observing, and being able to figure out a person, the reason they wore that dress, the reason they smell the way they do.

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.

It blows my mind that anyone could be unkind to anyone.

I'm just incredibly interested in people.

I'm very interested in the way people interact emotionally.

We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena.

I studied psychology in school, and I learned how to understand people's feelings, how to get along with people and relate to people.

One can win the attention and time and cooperation of even the most sought-after people by becoming genuinely interested in them.

It is always safe to assume that people are more subtle and less sensitive than they seem.

With women, you always have to make an educated decision to figure out what they're thinking. It's not one that's necessarily sympathetic, always. Of course, we're all human beings, but the gender thing is big thing. And a great thing.

If you worry less about what people think of you, you can pick up an astonishing amount of information about them. You no longer leave conversations wondering what just happened. Other people's minds and motives are finally revealed.

If I could do anything about the way people behave towards each other, I would, but since I can't, I'll stick to animals.

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.

It's my job to look at other people's humanity and it's my job to, 24/7, look at my life and listen to everything everyone says, watching their faces, the little idiosyncratic aspects of human beings - it's like a sponge, I take it in.

I'm very interested in people, so if a character happens to be real, there's that much more to look at.

Many of us get many messages in our lives, or think we get them. As long as the message is regarding our own selves, go on doing what you please. But when it is in regard to our contact with and behavior to others, think a hundred times before you act upon it-and then you will be safe.

If you can learn to understand people how they think, what they feel, what inspires them, how they're likely to act and react in a given situation- then you can motivate and influence them in a positive way.

When you meet someone, treat them as if they were in serious trouble, and you will be right more than half the time.