Emily Deschanel Quotes

As I have gotten older, I am more of an independent woman, and my mom and I have our own lives, but we are still best friends and can be there for each other.

I've been here for nine years, and over that time, these people have become like my family.

I'm really close to my parents and my sisters. It is awesome to have a built-in support system and people who love you unconditionally. I wouldn't be the person I am without my crew!

We're born alone. We do need each other. It's lonely to really effectively live your life, and anyone you can get help from or give help to; that's part of your obligation.

Due to my lack of family, I've almost built a family around me of friends that are, for me that is, they mean more to me than my own family.

Azura is a complete joy and has changed my life. She keeps me on track. I want to make sure I'm the best person I can possibly be for her.

There's no point in being a relationship if the two of you don't support one another.

I don't use 'best friend' often especially with someone I've only known for a year but Louise Redknapp completely changed my life and the two of us became these kind of wonderful confidence boosters for one another.

I think a big part of what has helped me move forward with the sport is my family. We're all so close together, and the support system has been amazing.

Listening to 'Raising Sand' was one of those turning points in my life that really made something click in my brain.

My friends are my everything. When I feel that anxiety, I always call them or text them and they talk me through it.

Salman has his own personal equation. I have my own personal equation. We are sometimes not even a part of each other's celebration or happiness. But we are definitely there when somebody is down.

That's your friend. My husband is my best friend. He's not the mirror that holds up my flaws. He's just the guy who's like, 'I think you're terrific'... It's just simple, showing up for each other.

We all need to learn a new language for love - a language that speaks not in socks, pancakes, and paychecks, but in shared fascination with physics or poetry, delight in each other's uniqueness, and mutual practical and emotional support.

You get help at the gym. No one complains about that. You get help from your trainer. That's commonplace, and I think we need to spend more time doing that with mental help. You know, a lot of us have issues that we don't work on and we don't deal with, and I try. I try my utmost.

Huge events in life inform you in so many ways that you know about and many other ways that you cannot even comprehend. To go through a big experience can have such a profound impact on everything that you do. It's the common thing that everyone says about a tragedy - it is a really tough thing to happen but it is amazing, and a gift, if you can look at the positive aspects that come out and the friendships that are made from the people that provided help and support.

I think sharing experience makes everything better. When people get talking about how they've overcome something or how they haven't, it's nourishing.

I think that the transformative nature of love is why we are so drawn to it.

Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.

I think I have learned that the best way to lift one's self up is to help someone else.

All my closest friends are the ones I made while in college or who knew me growing up. They keep me grounded, and I adore that about them.

Your friends and your family, if you're close to them, they won't let you get too far from who you were or from who you are. And so I love staying close to people who've always known me. That's probably the best leavening that you could possibly have.

I think it's important to relate to one another about issues that you're having, because the second you open up and someone else says, 'Oh, me too. I feel the same way,' then all of a sudden, you feel more at peace with yourself and you can feel more confident with who you are.

In the end, that's what we all need more than anything else: to be there for each other, in every kind of situation.

having someone think of me that way was like discovering a new window in the room i'd lived in all my life.