David Slade Quotes

As in all areas, we can improve how good we are at loving another person.

I've never been interested in things that sparkle and shine; I'm more interested in people.

I think what makes us human - is our interconnectedness among people. It's our ability to form and maintain relationships. It's the barometer by which we call ourselves human.

The real business of life is trying to understand each other.

I love meeting new people; I think everyone has a story to tell. We should all listen sometimes.

I am not married yet, but I think ultimately in a good marriage it is the relationship which is the most important thing. It is not a matter of who is right and who is wrong; it is a one plus one equals more than two.

It has been said that love is a function of communication. I believe that to be true. I believe, by extension, that human understanding is a function of communication. And the better human beings understand one another, the higher the level of functioning.

For me, first of all, I love people, I love ideas.

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.

Our relationships are precious, valuable treasures from heaven, and we should handle them carefully, always looking for ways to build bridges to each other's hearts.

Eventually you can get into the nuts and bolts of reality: nurturing, caring, and getting along.

I think that our view of love and family informs our work, the way we empathize with people.

Trying to learn to be a good man is like learning to play tennis against a wall. You are only a good man - a competent, capable, interesting and lovable man - when you're doing it for, or with, other people.

The most important thing on Earth is for all of us to make this sentence true: Compassion is what people do.

We need to teach our children empathy and care and love and communication and social responsibility in preparation for adulthood.

For me, romance isn't an over-the-top act. It's someone offering to help and to support me. Or if that person thinks I'm making the wrong decision, he'll tell me. I want him to be honest, because being that honest takes a lot of guts.

To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.

Central to living a life that is good is a life that's forgiving. We're creatures of contact, regardless of whether we kiss or we wound.

Cherish your human connections - your relationships with friends and family.

I don't think love is a tricky issue at all. Love is best understood when we share: Share time, energy, food, resources, insights, information, whatever. It's usually thought of as something that exists between two people, but that's just because it's easier to see and feel in the space between them. Each person is sharing a lot with the other.

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

My grandmother had a great saying. It always stuck with me: 'People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.' They've got to see it and feel it. And it's for real. And that's all. Be who you are.

My job is about playing people. And I think once you lose touch with people, what do you play?

Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.