Sam Cooke Quotes

I think I have a very detailed sense of observation. I am interested in the details of people's lives and what information these details give.

You've got to be an observer. And you've got to take time to listen to people, talk, to watch what they do.

I've always been a keen observer of people.

Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.

If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.

Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a smart person.

I think creative people need to do a bit of, you know, tuning into every radio station - you just do, otherwise you don't know much about other people. You kind of have to learn a bit about yourself so you can work out how we all behave and why we do the things we do.

And if you don't have your ears open, you're not going to be able to figure out what you should be doing.

I like to connect with people and suss them out. There's no better way than seeing how they react if you just bear into them.

But wise is the man who disdains no character, but with searching glance explores him to the root and cause of all.

I've been able to read people my entire life, because I've interviewed people now for 20-some-odd years. So you can read people that way.

You must not become a mere peddler of words. The thing to learn is to know what people are thinking about, not what they say.

I try as best I can to enter the realm of nuances of human behavior.

How can one know anything at all about people?

I observe the world and the people surrounding me.

I think like a detective.

You can observe a lot by watching.

You can't control people. You must understand them. You have to know where they're coming from, their beliefs and values, what turns them off, what they're against.

I don't understand how you can be a decent writer and not know people.

When I write, I'm constantly putting myself in the position of someone else as I write using myriad voices; I think that's a life skill all people should learn.

I am a people watcher and I have a very good memory.

I guess I'm just quite observant and I pay attention to a lot of things. Human behavior really fascinates me.

Indeed, I am repeatedly astonished by the number of really good writers who understand human beings so well on paper but don't know how to deal with them in real life.

All there is to thinking is seeing something noticeable, which makes you see something you weren't noticing, which makes you see something that isn't even visible.

The degree to which you're peculiar and different is the degree to which you must learn to hear people thinking. Just in self-defense you have to learn, where is their kindness? Where is their danger? Where is their generosity?