sensitive communication Quotes

One of the hardest things in the world is to be right and not hurt other people with it.

I think everyone holds back. I am always censoring myself and I'm sorry about it. But I always have to consider whether my remarks might cause someone pain.

I have learned to write about things that are personal without objectifying anybody or anything, and that's been an important lesson for me. It's useful not to dump on people while simultaneously expressing a truth or a feeling if it's necessary, without diluting the intensity of the lyric.

In my bands, I don't really walk around telling people what to play, just out of respect really. I mean, if there's something I feel in my gut, I'll bring it up.

I am very bad at expressing tender sentiments. The very word 'love' frightens me.

They broke it to me gently. The manager came up to me before a game and told me they didn't allow visitors in the clubhouse.

Don't say it...I've seen too many loves sundered by too much needless honesty.

Just when I most needed important conversation, a sniff of the man-wide world, that is, at least one brainy companion who could translate my friendly language into his tongue of undying carnal love, I was forced to lounge in our neighborhood park, surrounded by children.

It becomes still more difficult to find
Words at once true and kind,
Or not untrue and not unkind.