Anne Lamott Quotes

The sense that someone else cares always helps because it is the sense of love.

People call me and they want talk, they need to get something off their mind, I got all the time in the world for them.

I also think that what's wrong with all of us is that we don't show enough love toward each other.

The strong bond of friendship is not always a balanced equation; friendship is not always about giving and taking in equal shares. Instead, friendship is grounded in a feeling that you know exactly who will be there for you when you need something, no matter what or when.

I know what it takes to be a good boyfriend. Time, first and foremost. To be there for someone and be involved in their life.

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.

Mutual respect! That's what it takes to be friends.

People don’t care what you know until they know that you care.

An exchange of empathy provides an entry point for a lot of people to see what healing feels like.

A friendship has to be cultivated. A friendship you have to give time.

I'd like people to think of me as someone who cares about them.

I think being compassionate of each other's lives and issues is nonnegotiable when it comes to friendships. We're all going through different stages and issues, and as I get older, I'm trying to lean into that.

Take care of each other.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

For me, romance isn't an over-the-top act. It's someone offering to help and to support me. Or if that person thinks I'm making the wrong decision, he'll tell me. I want him to be honest, because being that honest takes a lot of guts.

Here's the thing: When you become brilliant at listening, people feel that you care about them. When they feel you care about them, they begin to care about you. And when people care about you, your success becomes a part of how they define their success.

Your friend is your needs answered.

My mother was all about unconditional love, and I don't think we give that to our patients a lot. At the end of the day, what they really need you to do is to look at them in the eye and say, 'I'm here for you. I'm going to make sure this works out.'

I traffic in empathy. I try to be vulnerable with people so they can be vulnerable back. I've always been searching for empathy in other people. It's when I feel most not alone.

My husband has a gift for reaching out to people in need. I always look over and see him connecting to someone who needs to talk or needs some support.

The more you work with anyone, the more comfortable and safe you feel. The more you have an understanding.

I love being around people who care about me, and I care about them.

'Talk to me,' it's what you say to someone to let them know you're there. Just three simple words. But saying them out loud could help save a life.

We try to keep a good line of communication open with our children. It's not always about trying to just teach them every moment, but it's about listening to them and trying to understand them and gain that sense of communication so when they need to talk to someone, they know that we're there.

I don't quite know how to put it into words, but I feel for the audience that I have; I know them.