Tony Hale Quotes

I'm so tough and so bad, I can be humble and lift another guy up.

The beauty of social awareness is that a few simple adjustments to what you say can vastly improve your relationships with other people.

Don't let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don't like them.

My mom was so people-friendly. She was incredible. She'd go to the mall, and she'd talk to everyone. Give people a kiss on the cheek. I think if I wasn't pushed around a lot, I'd be great with people. Maybe I still can be.

People need to be more aware of how they're affecting people.

You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.

It doesn't matter if you're the smartest person in the room: If you're not someone who people want to be around, you won't get far. Likewise for helping those in line behind you. I take seriously my role as a mentor to young female filmmakers - I make sure my time is tithed.

He who has no doubts cannot be kindly.

Parents: instead of teaching our children to be brave boys or pretty girls, can we maybe just teach them how to be good humans?

I'm passionate about speaking out against bullying and speaking up for self-awareness with young people and body-image issues and self-esteem issues.

Growing up, if I had been given any advice - bad or good - I probably wouldn't have been able to act on it regardless. I wasn't shy, but I'd get nervous. I got a little more confident later in high school when I realized I could get girls to pay attention to me by making them laugh.

I'm not going to be horrible just for the sake of having attitude or make other people feel small just to make me feel bigger.

My strength is my humility. When you are humble, people like you.

I've always been a leader. If someone was getting picked on in school, I'd try to deflate that situation by inviting that kid to eat lunch with me. I've always tried to be a uniter.

People like to talk to me. I don't know why.

My father was a World War II Marine who became a high school principal. He always had a heart for students who maybe were underprivileged or had difficulty of some sort.

The fact that Phil Jackson asked a young kid when he didn't have to and said, 'Hey, do I have permission to coach you?' Those are very powerful lessons that you learn. That's only happened to me a couple times in my entire career, that coaches would actually ask me that question. That just lets me know that he saw me for who I was.

We want to help the players be more comfortable in their own skin, a bit braver, a bit more aware and more understanding of each other.

Big people don't make people feel small.

I was always admiring people who seemed to conduct themselves with ease in the world. Maybe that's a great gift to give your kids if you can do that. Because they can move through the world without neurosis, this anxiety about everything, which our own parents gave us.

The man who can put himself in the place of other men, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for him.

Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.

The more socially intelligent you are, the happier and more robust and more enjoyable your relationships will be.

I don't worry about people misinterpreting my kindness for weakness.

I feel like I am a good person and a professional, very able leader of men.