Camila Alves Quotes

We think too much and feel too little.

When you're not involved, other people's unhappiness seems to be about the funniest damn thing on earth because you think you can solve it, that you are God, that you are above this, and that their unhappiness is just such useless toil and agony. If it's you, it ceases to be a comedy.

I've learned over the years that people are human and have mood swings, regardless of how talented they are. Today, I'm looking at life from a realistic point of view instead of the way I would want things to be.

There are so many sensitive souls; they don't know what to do with their feelings.

Just try to keep the heart turned outward, as well as having moments inward. I think the threat of an industry like this is that you can become sort of self-obsessed. There's so much praise being given to you - there's a real threat of exalting the ego.

When you are annoyed at someone's mistake, immediately look at yourself and reflect how you also fail; for example, in thinking that good equals money, or pleasure, or a bit of fame. By being mindful of this you'll quickly forget your anger, especially if you realize that the person was under stress, and could do little else. And, if you can, find a way to alleviate that stress.

The first lesson of life is to burn our own smoke; that is, not to inflict on outsiders our personal sorrows and petty morbidness, not to keep thinking of ourselves as exceptional cases.

I try not to be overly analytical.

Our thoughts are certainly part of us; they come from us, but we are not our thoughts. Have you ever woken up in the morning and said to yourself, 'I am not going to think today; I am too tired'? No, of course not. Just as breathing happens and is constant, thoughts happen, and they are also constant.

I am a very emotional person.

I'm a pretty emotional person.

So your emotional state really has a lot to do with what you're thinking about and what you're paying attention to.

Teachers need to be comfortable talking about feelings.

I'm an emotional person, a very emotional person.

Maybe I think too much.

It's often difficult to get perspective on your own stories, on your own experiences, without talking them through with someone who is genuinely interested in thinking about them. And that's the key.

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play.

Listening to and understanding our inner sufferings will resolve most of the problems we encounter.

I'm an emotional guy.

Perhaps the better word is emotional yes, I am an emotional man.

Half the ills we heard within our hearts are ills because we hoard them.

I don't want to listen to everybody's problems all the time. And I doubt anybody wants to listen to mine.

I am a very sensitive person, very impulsive and emotional.

Everyone can teach themselves to cry... but sometimes you have just got to see that mental movie going on. You've got to be feeling it.

I haven't changed much, over the years. I use less adjectives, now, and have a kinder heart, perhaps.