Henry David Thoreau Quotes

I am more sensitive than other people. Things that other people would not notice awaken a distinct echo in me, and in such moments of lucidity, when I look at myself, I see that I am alone, all alone, all alone.

One thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. I want to teach him not to be this macho freak.

Reynie's fce fell. 'It's not funny, Kate.' For a moment - a fleeting moment - Kate looked desperately sad. 'Well, of course it's not funny, Reynie Muldoon. But what do you want me to do? Cry?

The happy should not insist too much upon their happiness in the presence of the unhappy.

People just tell me I'm supposed to be sensitive, and I'm not. But I think I'm very emotional. I'm very caring.

Lack of sensitivity is perhaps basically an unawareness of ourselves.

Compassion begins with attention.

There's a great deal of difference between temperament and temper. Temperament is something you welcome creatively, for it is based on sensitivity, empathy, awareness ... but a bad temper takes too much out of you and doesn't really accomplish anything.

People tell me it's a sin, to know and feel too much within.

My sensitivity level is high, but I think that's one of my assets as an actor.

I'm not the most emotionally attuned guy in the world. My wife says that me writing about emotion is like Gandhi writing about gluttony.

Every one who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe-a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.

I'm a very, very sensitive guy. A lot of people don't know that about me, but I am.

I'm a very emotional person, and I love feeling things, so I tend to approach things kind of openly.

No rules, however wise, are a substitute for affection and tact.

I went to the door, and Gary tried hard not to notice I was blue. He looked at his feet, and he looked above my head, and he cleared his throat. It's okay,' I said. 'I know I'm blue.' It caught me by surprise,' he said. 'I didn't want to seem rude.

I care a lot; I'm very sensitive.

Being a musician makes you very - musicians in general tend to be quite sensitive, I think, to the environment around them, which helps when you are trying to interact with others on screen, to be aware, to be sensitive, and to try to understand what's going on in the scene.

I'm not unaware of how I'm perceived, I just don't care about it. Unless I really hurt someone's feelings. I care about that.

The basic laws of the universe are simple, but because our senses are limited, we can’t grasp them. There is a pattern in creation.

Never to blend our pleasure or our pride With sorrow of the meanest thing that feels.

Those who cannot hear an angry shout may strain to hear a whisper.

You're never rude,' she said, smiling, 'and I think it's good to be touchy sometimes. It means you care.

In this world of numbness and information overload, the ability to feel, my boy, is a rare gift indeed.

Comedians have the ability to feel other emotions.