Angie Martinez Quotes

I always try to think of positive things to say about the people I portray, as it's more helpful for me.

I am not ever in the business of making anyone feel bad.

I guess the verdict is in - I am not a sociopath. It's not effective or productive not to be nice. It would undermine the goals I want to achieve on any given day.

Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.

People should stop poking fun at other people and worry about themselves.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not work those who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself.

I'm not happy all the time, and I wouldn't want to be because that would make me a shallow person. But I do try to find the good in everybody.

I try to be conscious of others, put my best foot forward and show growth. I just try to be my best self - and I think that is the most important thing.

If I want to be a better person for whoever is in my life, I have to learn.

Fortunately, I don't spend too much time reading or worrying about what people have to say, but the goal for me throughout this whole process - throughout my whole life - is to try to be happy.

My goal isn't to wake up in the morning and hurt people's feelings.

In my old age I've come to find that if you respect other people, you feel better about yourself.

If I meet other people and criticize their weaknesses, I rob myself of higher cognitive power. But if I try to enter deeply and lovingly into another person's good qualities, I gather in that force.

There's so much negativity on social media, I don't want to add to that.

In real life, I know to filter all my jerk opinions and my jerk thoughts and my jerk desires.

When I was a kid, I had a tendency to criticize. But when I did, my mum would whisk me off to the bathroom to stand in front of a mirror. Ten minutes, never less. To think about how criticism is a poor reflection on the one who criticizes.

I met with my spiritual teacher and went to a therapist. I realized that if I came from a positive place, not only will everyone feel better and I will feel happier, but the company will work better.

We have to train our kids better and really enforce in them that no matter what mainstream media and pop culture and all of the terrible things around us say - that it's OK to tear people down, that somehow it will make you feel better, and it's OK to gossip about people - it won't make you feel better.

This idea of bringing awareness to our lives seems like a good idea, right? We'll gain a productive, enjoyable, reflective life and be able to extend compassion, empathy, and joy to others. That seems like a pretty good deal.

I think I'm working on being a lot more positive in my everyday life because I realize comments and things can hurt.

I just try to do the best I can for myself and the people around me.

I am seeking to be positive, have integrity, and speak with grace.

Believe the best about people. Pray for their short comings. You are not the standard. We all need grace.

Simply be the qualities you seek in others.