Julia Sweeney Quotes

Jessi is a great person. She really is. She's been a friend to me all through all my bad times, and she's understood what I was doing. She came up with that one saying, which was great.

I know that for me, whenever I'm in a situation where there's death or sickness, my personality is to come in and do whatever I can to ease anything I can, in terms of offering to take care of things. Cooking, organizing, things like that.

I still want to be as approachable and relatable as possible - when I meet fans and they're crying, I'll say, 'Calm down, there's nothing to cry about.'

We know that young babies, as they become capable of moving voluntarily, will share. They will share food, for instance, with their siblings and with kids that are around. They will sooth. If they see somebody else in pain, even the youngest of toddlers will try to reach out and pat the person.

If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me.

We need to pay attention to each other. We are our brother's keepers. We are our sister's keepers.

When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits.

I just want to be a good friend to people, that's all.

I can't imagine not joking even at the worst of times. And for me, it's sort of automatic.

I don't like people around me sad. I like making people happy.

Being able to laugh at a situation can help you hang on to your perspective. And there's an intimacy in laughter that nothing else can come close to.

The compassion of Christlike friends deeply touches and changes our lives.

If I were somebody who spent the majority of my time saying things that were harsh and difficult to hear, I would want my visual aesthetic to be something soft and feminine, warm and easy to be around.

I think I like those who feel comfortable like a friend and also take good care of me like a mother.

Empathy isn't the same thing as expressing emotions. It's not about sharing your feelings - it can be really uncomfortable if a parent cries or loses strength at the moment her daughter needs it most. The message sent is that you need to be taken care of, not the other way around.

We're all basically decent human beings so if 3,000 people are laughing at a joke then it's worth telling.

There is nothing sweeter than to be sympathized with.

Suffering is easier to endure when shared.

Every man rejoices twice when he has a partner in his joy. He who shares tears with us wipes them away. He divides them in two, and he who laughs with us makes the joy double.

My whole thing has always been as long as everybody else is going through it, I can go through it as well.

The two most powerful things in existence: a kind word and a thoughtful gesture.

consolation is a beautiful word. everyone skins his knee-that doesnt make yours hurt anyless.

And we spend the rest of the evening getting very pissed and eating ice cream, as we always do when something good or bad happens to either one of us.

Humor itself is a great disinfectant. It enables people to listen.

Laughter is poison to fear.