Wendy Wasserstein Quotes

Listening is more important than talking. Just hit your mark and believe what you say. Just listen to people and react to what they are saying.

I'm only confrontational with my friends.

Shigure: JUST LISTEN TO ME FOR A SECOND, KYO! Kyo: SHUT UP! I HATE THIS! DO YOU REALLY GET THAT MUCH ENJOYMENT FROM PLAYING WITH PEOPLES' LIVES?! Shigure: Well, yes, now that you mention it, I do--BUT THIS IS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD! Kyo: Man, your persuasion skills SUCK! Tohru: Um, welcome home. Dinner's- Kyo: NOT HUNGRY! Shigure: KYO! DON'T TAKE THIS OUT ON TOHRU! And come back to the entrance hall this instant and take those shoes off! Yuki: He's right, Shigure. You really do suck at persuasion.

A simple rule in dealing with those who are hard to get along with is to remember that this person is striving to assert his superiority; and you must deal with him from that point of view.

Like, I get along with everybody. I respect everybody, but at the same time, I carry myself with an aura that demands respect, too.

In real life, I tend to yell at people a lot. Not because I'm bossy or mean, but because I'm frustrated.

Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.

That's probably a problem for some people in this business, they don't like to listen.

There is a fine line between assertiveness and being relaxed.

It is better to decide a difference between enemies than friends, for one of our friends will certainly become an enemy and one of our enemies a friend.

I've always sort of admired and respected one's ability to be comfortable with other people's discomfort or, you know, their being comfortable making other people uncomfortable.

So many bad things happen in this world because people don't know how to express things.

I'm not mean, just aggressive.

Sometimes you get yourselves in situations where you don't realize people are actually testing you. People are actually provoking you.

Everyone is your friend if you say yes, but say no and watch how they react. It's been a huge life lesson for me.

Maybe almost 20 years ago, I was like, 'God, I need to be more direct.' And I found times that I could practice it when it was maybe not my family or friends or co-workers. It's a quality that's rarely disliked.

Not listening is the reason for so many misunderstandings and conflicts.

I'd like to be more assertive when it comes to confrontation. I'm fine on the pitch, but off the pitch, I'm a bit of a softy.

I'm not a very assertive person.

I believe that it's important to not just shy away from confrontation.

Always having to have the last word is a bad trait. Pisses people off.

It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.

I'm sorry," she says. I wheel around. "You know, you're a total know-it-all. And it's incredibly rude sometimes; I mean, you're not perfect either, and you act like it's my fault but it's not my fault for being quiet or your fault for being a know-it-all. It's not your problem or my problem; it's their problem. They're the demented ones, not us, so don't take it out on me, because the only thing that holds things together for me is having someone else on the Not Demented Team.

One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my life, is to listen well.

Look, not everybody plays well with each other on the playground. I get that, that's politics.