Leslie Marmon Silko Quotes

Relationships are really what interest me the most. And I think, in the end, they interest most people the most. Even when you read Tolstoy or something, basically they're about man and woman relationships.

Relationships are people's No. 1 priorities. They want to have good relationships, and a lot of times they don't.

The people we get along with, trust, feel simpatico with, are the strongest links in our networks

It is beautiful to be alone, it is also beautiful to to be in love, to be with people. And they are complementary, not contradictory.

Happiness, for me, is a function of the number of people I love, and I think joy and happiness is directly related to how many people are in our lives and how deeply we are bonded with those people. And so I'm happy if I'm with Ann; I'm happier if I'm also with my family and my grandchildren.

We might not know we are seeking people who best enrich our lives, but somehow on a deep subconscious level we absolutely are. Whether the bond is temporary or permanent, whether it succeeds or fails, fate is simply a configuration of choices that combine with others to shape the relationships that surround us. We cannot choose our family, but we can choose our friends, and we sometimes, before we even meet them.

Part of what makes us human is what we mean to other people, and what people mean to us.

There is always risk in relationships, but bottom line? The world has no meaning apart from relationships. Some are just messier than others, some are seasonal, others are difficult, and a few are easy, but every one of them is important.

When I think about [characters], I like to think of them in their relationships to each other. In the same way, I think that's how humans are ultimately defined. We are our relationships to one another. And a lot of what's interesting about us happens in the context of other people.

The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.

I really like people and I keep friendships. I have people from all parts of my life.

Our relationships, relationships between adults, how all those pieces fit together - that's the most complicated thing we all face.

Friendships are among the most fundamental of human needs.

There are a lot of things that I love, but if you're just completely invested in those things, their opposite can kick you over... So the trick is finding out how to maintain your balance when you're in situations with the people who make you happy and when you're not.

Relationships with parents, grandparents, friends, and siblings were important to me when I was young and have remained so throughout my life. Our relationships with other people both shape and reflect who we are. These relationships are infinitely fascinating to explore!

I love bringing people together. I think that the environment is so important in terms of what kind of relationships you might be able to create, how people get to know each other.

Almost inevitably there are tensions in the picture, tensions between the outside world and the inside world. For me, a successful picture resolves these tensions without eliminating them.

I think we pursue positive relationships whether or not they bring us engagement or happiness.

Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with other people.

But you base everything on people you know.

My theme is, 'The spirit of friendship is the balance of life.' Not money. Not the World Series. It's friendship. The relationships I have with people, that's enough to keep me happy.

It's nature that you're going to have relationships in your life, and sometimes it's with the people you work with.

All things come down to your personal relationships.

That's what this game is about; it's about relationships.

All of those measures of relationships that you have in your life help feed your and inform your ability to act.