DeAngelo Williams Quotes

I was a weirdo. I think I wanted to be liked, but I didn't have the attention or bother to actually make an effort to be. I also think I had a different perception of what I needed to do to be liked.

I'm concerned with the lost, the lonely, the shy. I think shyness is in some ways more widespread now than formerly. I used to be shy myself. Of course, you can't be me now and remain shy, but I remember very well what it felt like.

It's really hard to see yourself and to recognize that you are a human being like everybody else. You just think everybody's judging you.

We need to do teacher training to educate them about what temperament means. Shyness is painful and you want to help a child with shyness - but the underlying temperament of being a careful, sensitive person is to be honoured, valued and respected.

I don't tend to think of these characters as losers. I like the struggles that people have, people who are feeling like they don't fit into society, because I still sort of feel that way.

Everybody we meet has an influence on us and an impact - good or bad. And I think that's why we have to be careful with the way we handle people because what we're doing is making an impact.

And like the old stereotype, I overcame my shyness by making my friends laugh.

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.

You just do the best you can, and when you're able to connect with people, and when you do, it's just incredibly gratifying.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

At any rate, your contempt for your fellow human beings does not prevent you ... from trying to win their respect.

I think a lot of people, when they don't quite fit in in the world, use humor to combat that and to find their place in society.

I envy people who have the capacity to sit with another human being and find them endlessly interesting, I would rather watch TV. Of course this becomes eventually known to the other person.

I still find it tough to be around girls because I always say the wrong thing. If a friend asks me if I look fat in something, I'll be honest and say 'Yeah' when she does.

One can no more approach people without love than one can approach bees without care. Such is the quality of bees.

When your goal is to build people up, to make them feel better, to share in their joy, you too reap the rewards of their positive feelings. The next time you have the chance to correct someone, even if their facts are a little off, resist the temptation. Instead, ask yourself, "What do I really want out of this interaction?" Chances are, what you want is a peaceful interaction where all parties leave feeling good. Each time you resist 'being right,' and instead choose kindness, you'll notice a peaceful feeling within.

I'm human, you're human, let me greet your humanness. Let's be people together for a while.

Usually people look at you when they're talking to you. I know that they're working out what I'm thinking, but I can't tell what they're thinking. It is like being in a room with a one-way mirror in a spy film.

I had horrible acne when I was a kid. I felt like a complete and utter ne'er do well and someone who didn't fit in and wasn't handsome. So, I understand implicitly, and with a great amount of empathy, a man or human being that feels that way.

Little people belittle people. Great people make people feel great.

I have been treated better than I should have been---not by life in general nor by the machinery of things but by women.

All friendly feelings toward others come from the friendly feelings a person has for himself.

But I discovered that people like me -- they do, you know, if you like them -- and then it was all right.

As long as I can remember, I've always loved people.

everybody-even monsters-needed a little attention once in a while.