Lisa Stansfield Quotes

I'm more of a people pleaser.

I always want to make everyone happy.

I've spent my life navigating through sensitive issues. Not wanting to upset people.

I can do the PR thing until the cows come home. That's my nature. I never want to upset anybody.

I'm just trying to do my best in the circumstances and am very happy for everyone else to do the same so I don't cultivate enemies.

I've always thought I'd been pretty good with people, and I basically have spent a conflict-free life, you know?

When it comes to relationship compromise, it's a fine balance between doing something for your own happiness, and finding happiness in being of service to another person, in whatever way that ends up being.

I don't like upsetting people.

I've always carried the burdens of everyone I love and try to make sure everyone else is good rather than focus on myself.

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

No, you're not allowed to be bossy when you're married. You have to learn compromise, and compassion and patience.

I'm a typical middle child. I'm the mediator. The one that makes everything OK, puts their own needs aside to make sure everybody's happy. It's hard to change your nature, even with years and years of therapy.

I'm not good at confrontation. I know my strengths. I like company. And I am not a great arguer... I do find it much easier talking to people I like about things we both like.

I'm not looking for a battle with anybody, neither the council nor our labor partners.

Avoid sarcasm. Don't insist on the last word.

You can be happy, or you can be right. If you want to be part of a couple and win every argument, you're in trouble.

I'm definitely a people pleaser. I like people to be happy around me and be comfortable. I go out of my way, sometimes to a fault, to make sure everyone is okay.

I try not to deal with people's hostility, though I must if they have something I need from them, as the professors did at Columbia or my landlord did.

Understanding the other person's viewpoint is the beginning of polical wisdom,

I'm too much of a Libra. I too often see the other person's point of view and capitulate, even though I have strong political convictions. It's just my liability. Maybe I'm too empathetic. That's the actor in me.

I like to be a peacekeeper, and I just don't believe in stirring up conflict.

Conflict, when handled correctly, strengthens.

It's incredibly difficult to make sure that everybody's happy.

Communication will bring understanding and understanding will cause harmonious mutual relationships which can establish peace and stability.

Living with eight other people teaches you what to give up and what to take from others, and you have to appreciate each other.