Rick Riordan Quotes

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

I've always been fascinated by people, their psychology, what drives them and trying to understand them.

Whenever I'm trying to understand people that I don't understand, or things in people or even in myself, I'll say, 'When did this negativity get here?' I try to think back to how I was raised to deal with things, and then consider how the person that I'm dealing with grew up.

When I get down, I can sense my teammates looking at me, and they can get down as well. That was something I had to learn over the years.

Because I am fascinated by people and what makes them behave the way they do. I think it is one of the most fascinating things in the world.

The best way to know people is to work with them.

If I could do anything about the way people behave towards each other, I would, but since I can't, I'll stick to animals.

I find people confusing.

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.

Part of the reason I wrote the book was I wanted to understand for myself why such good people let themselves get treated so badly.

I am ever fascinated by the human experience and by, actually, human beings.

I've had that experience of not liking people very much, but having tremendous respect for them.

If you don't understand people, you don't understand business.

People behave more on the basis of how they feel than how they think; unless there are good feelings between people, it is almost impossible to reason intelligently.

I have a lot of problems understanding connections between people and how to negotiate that. It makes everything hard offstage.

When it comes to people -- don't write about who you know; but what you know of human nature.

I think I really like psychology because my job is all about getting inside another person's mind and thoughts.

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

I majored in psychology, and I still love listening to people's problems.

If we knew more about psychology, we would be better equipped to deal with other people's psychological damage which they might project onto us.

I took a psychology class, and I think the study of the mind can help me further my acting ability. It's also taught me about getting into an environment with new people and acting like you've known them forever.

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

I hate people.

I don't think I'd want to sit down and listen to people's stories all day long.

I really want to understand the mind so I can be more comfortable with the way people are. Being comfortable with people is incredibly important.