Stromae Quotes

Even before I did stand-up, I've always been the kind of guy - and I talk about it on stage - who says I like people and I always look for the good in people. I say, 'Every person has something good about them, if you can just find it.'

The man who can put himself in the place of other men, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for him.

Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I'm a realist.

I think a lot of times we don't pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naive or stupid or unschooled.

I found out that people are incredibly compassionate and kind. It really changed my view of the world.

Not to sound too Pollyanna-ish, but I think most people are decent, caring human beings. You don't necessarily see that reflected in fiction maybe, because possibly it's perceived as not having much dramatic potential.

No one's hurt is too small, no worry too removed, no blessing so elusive that it cannot be seen by the eyes in the back of the human heart.

The kinder and more intelligent a person is, the more kindness he can find in other people. Kindness enriches our life; with kindness mysterious things become clear, difficult things become easy and dull things become cheerful.

Empathy is the most mysterious transaction that the human soul can have, and it's accessible to all of us, but we have to give ourselves the opportunity to identify, to plunge ourselves in a story where we see the world from the bottom up or through another's eyes or heart.

People with a sense of humor tend to be less egocentric and more realistic in their view of the world and more humble in moments of success and less defeated in times of travail.

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

No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.

I've always thought, and it gets tested at times, that I have a great faith in the fundamental goodness of human beings.

If there's one thing that makes me cynical, it's optimists. They are just far too cynical about cynicism. If only they could see that cynics can be happy, constructive, even fun to hang out with, they might learn a thing or two.

I think that if journalists, reporters who spend a lot of time on a story, are honest with themselves, we all have feelings about our subjects - I mean, unless you're a robot.

I do try to speak of positive things. I still try to, like, present two sides of the story, and I do try to relate to life in a 360 degree and not be one-dimensional. But by all means, manage expectations.

I wanted to show life and to see ourselves and our behaviour through an outsider's eye... from the point of view of someone who knows nothing about being a human being... He doesn't have the feelings that the rest of us do.

I've never met a person who does not want a safer world, better medical care and education for their children, and peace with their neighbours. I just don't meet those people. What I meet, over and over again, as I travel around, is that the essential human condition is optimistic - in every one of these places.

I believe that, by and large, people are good and everybody you meet is more likely to surprise you in a positive way than in a negative way.

We all get so caught up in our day-to-day lives and have so many gripes. But when you see the way others live and how they make the best of it, you'll realize how lucky you are.

If we could all just laugh at ourselves, in hard times or good times, it would be an incredible world.

The true humanist maintains a just balance between sympathy and selection.

You have to see and smell and feel the circumstances of people to really understand them.

All writing is presumption, of course, since no one knows what it is like to be another human being.

Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite as bad as it so often seems to be.