Austin Seferian-Jenkins Quotes

I grew up under the sticks and stones rule. I didn't put my hands on you so why should you put your hands on me or my family.

If I can make one generalised statement, and generalised statements are never entirely true, nobody wants to be talked down to, kids included.

This is my truth, tell me yours.

I like to get on with people. I don't go around being nasty, but if someone crosses me, I can be horrible back.

You remember what you go through as a kid, what's going to make you listen, what's going to make you respond. I held onto that. People who treated me like that when I was younger got every bit of respect and attention I could give them, because I knew that they were coming at me from almost an equal level.

When I'm pushed, I shove.

If you're nasty to me in my place of business, I'm going to be really nasty back.

Honesty does not always bring a response of love, but it is absolutely essential to it.

I don't want to hurt anybody or be offensive. But I don't want to not be me.

I'd be more likely to go for somebody who is like me. Well, I like creative people, so whatever that means... Yeah, authentic and creative.

I don't feel like I need to preach to the world or nothing like that. I just feel like I share what I say, and if listeners get it, they get it. And I never underestimate the audience's ability to feel me.

Just as people behave to me, so do I behave to them. When I see that a person despises me and treats me with contempt, I can be as proud as any peacock.

I don't make fun of people. I call people by what they want to be called. What does your best friend call you? What does your spouse call you? It helps you emotionally connect to people.

When you ask people questions about what they've done, not only do you get knowledge, but they like you because people like to be asked questions about what they've done and talk to someone who's interested in them.

When I get attacked, I always attack back, if I am attacked unfairly. I've been attacked many times and I don't do it back because they happen to be right. I mean, people happen to be right.

To be understood is to prostitute oneself

Im not the type of person to point fingers at anybody, and I dont want anybody saying anything to me. There are situations where balls are bounced to your feet you dont say anything.

Where you are tender, you speak your plural.

To me, the most important thing was to treat people the way you want to be treated. Some people say that I'm a mean person. Well, you know what? The person that's saying that is probably a dipshit and I put them in their place! I have a knack for doing that.

If they will play fair I will play fair, but if they won't then I reserve all my rights to do anything I find myself able to do.

When you are just you, without thinking or trying to say something special, just saying what is on your mind and how you feel, then there is naturally self-respect.

Why do you tell me... so much?" Luthe considered her. "I tell you... some you need to know, and some you have earned the right to know, and some it won't hurt you to know--" He stopped.... "Some things I tell you only because I wish to tell them to you.

...a really good friend, the kind of friend who - when they were together both of them were more able to be who they really were.

Give people permission to be who they are and they will love, thank, and respect you forever.

I don't want to spend my life explaining myself. You either get it, or you don't.