Parker Palmer Quotes

Human beings don't want to just enjoy something by themselves. They want to share that emotion - they want everyone around them to enjoy it like they enjoy it or hate it like they hate it. That's what makes a video spread.

In principle, every social situation involves strategic interaction among the participants.

The only thing I learnt in high school is that people are very violent and territorial.

I was obsessed with learning about social behaviors. I remember explaining to my mom that kids on my soccer team were fighting because of dyads and triads.

One thing that I've noticed about big families is that they usually break down into two camps: the talkers and the watchers.

If people stand in a circle long enough, they'll eventually begin to dance.

God has allowed me to communicate well with people who are younger than me.

Many species reciprocate, but only humans gossip, and much of what we gossip about is the vale of other people as partners for reciprocal relationships.

I'm a big fan of human dynamics. Nothing fascinates me more than really interesting people and human dynamics.

She was good at talking with young people. She seemed to view them as interesting foreigners.

I think that when people start hanging around each other, they start to pick on on each other's quirks and taste in music, apparently.

If your only nice to the people that are nice to you, big deal; what do you want, a gist certificate? Everyone does that. And if you only say "hi" in the hall to the people that say hi to you, what are doing more than anyone else? Maybe you know people who are different when they're alone than when they're with their friends. they might say "hi" to you if your alone, but with a group they act like they've never seen you.

If you have to talk to more than three people about the same problem, you don't want help, you want attention.

Forcing people into a situation where they're supposed to adore each other is probably bad. But letting people get on and off the 6 train without stabbing each other, that's good.

A person unlearns arrogance when he knows he is always among worthy human beings; being alone fosters presumption. Young people are arrogant because they always associate with their own peers, those who are all really nothing but who would like to be very important.

I treat everybody the same. You know I love to be with people: the youngsters.

Emotions are far more contagious than any disease. A smile or a panic will spread through a group of people far faster than any virus ever could. When you walk into the office or a negotiation, then, wash your bad mood away before you see us. Don't cough on us, don't sneeze on us, sure, but don't bring your grouchiness, your skepticism or your fear in here either. It might spread.

Socializing is more positive than being alone, that's why meetings are so popular. People don't like being alone. That would be, however, an important skill to learn.

People think, mistakenly, that etiquette means you have to suppress your differences. On the contray, etiquette is what enables you to deal with them; it gives you a set of rules.

Now, if you ask me, what’s going on is that we’re all up to here in it, and probably the most important thing is that we not yell at one another.

I'm good with telling people what I think, too, but I don't know why people are so content to treat each other poorly.

I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.

It is important to remind young people that peace is the only victory.

If people are rude, that may be the end of the conversation, and maybe we won't have a subsequent conversation. But I believe in giving people the benefit of the doubt and believing the best about the person.

We did phenomenally well with young people. I think we did well with working class people.