George Herbert Mead Quotes

Ellis's understanding of himself and the world around him certainly develops because of his adventures, and part of that development comes through recognizing other people for what they are.

Humans are humans because we are able to communicate with each other and to organize to do things together that we can't do individually.

You must look into people as well as at them.

Your prospective employer, or the person you have a crush on, or the person you want to talk to. You're judging yourself, you know, thinking about your listener. You're not thinking about what you're saying. And that same thing happens when you write.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

I think you learn more about yourself in the context of a relationship than you can outside of it.

I have to get out once a week and speak with people or I start thinking I'm the emperor of Abyssinia.

If we learn to understand each other, we will have a better understanding of ourselves.

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.

No one wants to know how clever you are. They don't want an insight into your mind, thrilling as it might be. They want an insight into their own.

If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself. I love it and I think most other people do too. We need, people like us, more listeners and less talkers.

The first half of life is spent mainly in finding out who we are through seeing ourselves in our interaction with others.

Social psychology is especially interested in the effect which the social group has in the determination of the experience and conduct of the individual member.

I remember how to be a person by being around them.

Keep this question in mind: 'What would I think of this if I exchanged places with the other person?' It paves the way to more successful action.

I don't like to write about myself. I like listening to people.

I definitely am more observational of the people around me and how they interact and less introspective about myself.

I take time to be with people, and I learn a lot.

I'm really interested in how we understand each other - and whether we can understand each other.

You don’t learn about yourself by being alone, you learn about yourself from other people.

We must, all of us, learn actually not to have enemies, but only confused adversaries who are ourselves in disguise.

If you start trying to communicate ideas, I think you don't allow the audience to see themselves.

Language commonly stresses only one side of any interaction.

To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.