Ridley Scott Quotes

I don't have problems with people, because if I do, I address it.

I'm not a screamer. I'm confrontational, but I don't think that translates into anger.

People take things too personally - I don't. If someone says something about me, I let it go. But unfortunately, everyone isn't like that. So I'm trying to be more diplomatic - but people always want a headline from me!

When I have an argument with someone, even with someone I am not very close with, I can't sleep at night thinking about it. It's terrible. But I still manage speak out frankly because I have also been gifted with the ability to read people. I can sense when they start to get irritated with me, and then, I shift.

I'm bad on passive aggression. I know that.

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

I have several times made a poor choice by avoiding a necessary confrontation.

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

I like people and get along, and I'm afraid to express my anger and my rage.

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

In elementary school, we should teach nonviolent conflict resolution and healthy communication skills, which will help children cope with issues like rejection and sexuality later in life.

If you're yelling you're the one who's lost control of the conversation.

Tactically, yelling at Google is unwise.

I'm not a person who likes to confront.

I've never been good at getting on people's nerves, and from the little quotes I read, it's like, 'You're not doing enough in your life if you're not making someone angry.' And I'm like, 'Man. But my life - I seem to help people get somewhere, so am I not? Should I be more aggressive?' That's the way my inside voice sounds.

From the neighborhoods that we grew up in, we had to learn how to deal with people. How to keep certain people at a distance, how to cut people off completely.

When people come at me they can't win, they think they can, but they can't. I'll just walk away.

I think it's really important to find out why people hurt you or try to oppose you or whatever.

I've had to relearn how I work with people so that if and when I do avoid different things I don't send any messages in doing so.

If something happens, you have to realize that you can't just yell at people all the time.

I'd rather laugh - not fuss and fight. You can articulate your point without arguing. When you're arguing constantly, you just need to say, 'You're real cool, but you're not for me.'

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.

Your family is unavoidable. You cannot escape them or trade them in for another family. You also can't change them... but you can change your response to them.

All through life I've harbored anger rather than expressed it at the moment.

I was the middle of five children, and we were five very opinionated siblings. That probably pushed me to learn to speak up for myself.