Tamron Hall Quotes

Well, anything can happen and it happened to me. I learned everybody has a story.

I love hearing other people's stories, and I freely admit I'm scavenging for material through their conversations, but really, at the same time, I'm living an ordinary life.

People inspire me. Everyone is such an individual and has unique stories. I'm a voyeur. I eavesdrop. Sometimes I ask questions. And sometimes people just want to tell me their stories.

I like people.

When I sit and talk with a person, I'm not always paying attention. I'm looking at the person and saying, 'What is it about his or her life that appeals to me?'

Most people - and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all - are intrigued by the idea that somebody wants to listen to them and get it right.

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

I love sharing my stories and experiences with people and connecting to them on both a humorous and emotional level.

Every person you meet has a story.

I love people. Everybody. I love them, I think, as a stamp collector loves his collection. Every story, every incident, every bit of conversation is raw material for me.

People are genuinely interested in other human beings and their stories.

I find inspiration in each and every person that I cross paths with. Every human being I interact with offers me a significant insight on some aspect of life.

My mother has a lot of sisters. They had very, very interesting conversations. Because I was a quiet child, I would sit in the room and listen to these stories. I think I developed a curiosity about the life of other people from that, and an interest in looking at what was lying beneath the layer of what people present in public.

It's important to tell your story. It's important to listen.

I really do like listening to stuff that's happened to other people. I guess that's why I like to read.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

For me, storytelling is all about how we learn about each other. I'm so curious about people, what makes them tick, why they are who they are, and how we all relate to each other, despite the fact that we may not think that we do.

You were one person alive and your brain was encased in a skull. There were other people out there. It took effort to be connected.

I'm a little bit antisocial and I recently discovered that I'm introverted. But the love between people makes me alive.

Man was born to live with his fellow human beings. Separate him, isolate him, his character will go bad, a thousand ridiculous affects will invade his heart, extravagant thoughts will germinate in his brain, like thorns in an uncultivated land.

All actual life is encounter.

I think everybody wants to connect. There is nothing worse than feeling disconnected. And stories that really move people and make people care are the ones where they feel some sort of connection.

In writing ... remember that the biggest stories are not written about wars, or about politics, or even murders. The biggest stories are written about the things which draw human beings closer together.

I really enjoy learning about other people and I'm really curious about other people.

It’s like your batteries get low, and you need to charge them on someone else’s story.