Malik Yoba Quotes

For years I used to think that you had to hide your emotions to show that you are strong.

People hold me accountable. Before I would push people away, but that's not a way to be successful.

According to me, your life is going to be a gradual process of becoming kinder and more loving. Hurry up. Speed it along. Start right now.

Don’t become me. Don’t let her down like I did. You only deserve what you make yourself worthy of. Do what I couldn’t. Be a man.

I'm not sure that insecurity is a good enough excuse for that sort of behavior. We're all insecure, and I really think he's old enough to have discovered the reasons behind his insecurity, and do something about them." ...Lucy

I've never found therapy to be a sign of weakness; I've found the opposite to be true. The willingness to have a mirror held up to you definitely requires strength.

I behaved worse than anybody for 15 years, and you have to pay the price for that. I used to blame other people, then therapy made me realise I had to change.

To be honest, I don't think I'm the best role model in the world. I'm pretty immature sometimes.

I'm not a terrible person, I know that, but sometimes in a relationship, I can be crappy.

Real men know how to listen, and real men know how to be honest.

You can never control other people. You can only control yourself. I have definitely learned that.

I'm human, I'm not perfect. I make mistakes all the time, but I guess my job is to keep those mistakes to myself, which I'm already fine doing and just try to be the best I can be for those kids.

You have to take responsibility for how you act. You can't fix everyone.

I need to start caring about myself if I'm going to be a proper father.

We might be too proud to admit it as guys, but we still need to learn how to manage responsibility, how to face our challenges.

I don't think any one person is the cause of all of someone else's problems.

Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.

I've been in therapy. I know enough about myself now to know that I really don't need to know anymore.

Seriously, women have a level of outward compassion that a lot of men don't necessarily have. Guys feel as deeply as women, but they don't share it as much. Learning how to do that more has been a valuable add.

Women, the way I see it, are very evolved people. They're more mature, they're more aware of their feelings, in touch with their feelings. They're connected to things that matter more in life. They know what's important. Men basically run around like idiots until we meet somebody who can show us that those things are important.

I've discovered new parts of my manhood, places I couldn't get to without loving someone else unconditionally and putting others before myself.

Actually, my character needs to be questioned. On a regular basis. By people who know and love me.

When something's wrong, even though you're the one doing it, you shouldn't feel defensive about it. It's hard because you have to protect yourself as a person in your life, but you can't protect yourself as an actor. You have to just take criticism.

I have a lot of guy-like quintessential relationship qualities that I have had to work on.

I wish I'd known that apologizing is a sign of strength. I had the impression that if you apologize, it's a sign of weakness. I kind of picked up the message from my father, 'Real men don't apologize. You just do your best, and if you happen to hurt some people, that's their fault. You just go on. Don't apologize. That's a sign of weakness.'