Roxane Gay Quotes

Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor.

It's never been difficult for me to say no. I have never given excuses like I don't have dates. I have never over-quoted to avoid a project. I simply say that while the script might be good, I can't connect with it. My strategy is that while I wouldn't want anyone to waste my time, I shouldn't be doing that, either, with others.

Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

I feel like I am a good person and a professional, very able leader of men.

Where I didn't have the maturity and the compassion to consider other people's needs, I did a lot of damage.

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.

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

I sometimes let people down, especially when I was younger. I was cavalier about what people told me. Part of growing up is learning when to shut up.

Power is dangerous unless you have humility.

I value kindness in myself and others. I try to remain super-vigilant about my targets and make extra sure that my sometimes barbed comments are deserved and in response to genuine malefaction.

You have to remind people of their own struggles. It's a responsibility.

It's very important in a leadership role not to place your ego at the foreground and not to judge everything in relationship to how your ego is fed.

Women want honesty but sometimes get upset if you are honest, so you need to know when to be honest.

I don't comment on other people's opinion.

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

It doesn't worry me what anyone says, except when publicity hurts others.

I don't think, I don't intend to make people miserable. I am demanding.

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

I'm a pretty tough guy, you know. I'm a pretty hard man. I've got a lot of compassion, but I don't waste time with people.

Well, of course, people are only human... But it really does not seem much for them to be.

I have learned the hard way to mind my business, without judging who people are and what they do. I am more troubled by the lack of space being provided for the truth to unfold. Humans cannot seem to wait for or honor the truth. Instead, we make it up based on who we believe people should or should not be.

I think what is British about me is my feelings and awareness of others and their situations. English people are always known to be well mannered and cold but we are not cold - we don't interfere in your situation. If we are heartbroken, we don't scream in your face with tears - we go home and cry on our own.

Give your decisions, never your reasons; your decisions may be right, your reasons are sure to be wrong.

I have some regrets that I might have hurt men in my life. But they can take care of themselves.