Quotes About Emotions

I like to be sad once in a while. You need it for your equilibrium.

If ever I was feeling down I would go and write something. It's a form of escape.

Becoming a musician was all about escape. It was about getting away from the foulness that was me.

That's why I'm an actress - escaping into a world.

I write essays to clear my mind. I write fiction to open my heart.

At the end of the day, a divorce is a divorce, and a break-up is a break-up. They are essentially small matters of the heart. They are human stories.

With my anxiety, I essentially need to be around someone at all times.

The thing I adore about acting is that it's not me: you get to experience all these emotions, but essentially it's not you.

It's - you know, acting's all about relatability and finding empathy for a character, which is essentially, kind of, you're finding empathy with a part of yourself, which is a part of a character that was written by someone else, which was essentially kind of a part of them as well because it was a voice in their head they wrote down.

Love is an eternal feeling, and it is nothing wrong if you are in love with someone. I'm always in love, whether it is with my parents, with my friends, or with myself.

If I was happy for eternity I don't think I could enjoy it.

I thought the whole thing was you fall in love with somebody, and it's so wonderful, and it's so euphoric, and it's going to be that way forever. Nobody told me that two years after you fall in love, you're going to come down off the euphoria.

I think that every man has a 16-year-old girl inside of him.

I think it all started with Nina Simone. When I was maybe seven or eight, I used to listen to one of her albums every night before I went to sleep. For me, her voice was everything.

It's very difficult to choose my favorite song because every night I do a show I find that sometimes one song will ascend higher than the others.

If we were all happy and getting along every second of the day, we'd probably make some schmaltzy record.

We're like everybody else. We hurt like everybody.

I love fashion. I like dressing how I feel, and my music shows how I feel - they go hand in hand. My performance style is pretty much the same as my everyday style.

Getting close to nature is a wonderful way to fill our lives with spirituality and a sense of completion. Nature has an amazing power to purify the energy of our thoughts and emotions, returning us to our original, natural state.

By balancing your breathing, you can control your emotions and calm your mind. From the quiet mind arises the wisdom and insight that help you make good choices.

When we look at something, we are often not aware of who is perceiving, and unaware of the mental-emotional filter created by past experiences, hopes and expectations.

How would I feel if.... and just feel. Feel how other people feel, how the oceans, forests, and animals feel how the Earth feels.

When I am conscious that I am the master of my brain, I can actively process emotion and information. I develop the insight to see my situation clearly, like when a light bulb is turned on in a dark room.

The important thing is to be honest with yourself. And to have the will and determination. My emotions are not me, but mine. My memories are not me, they're mine. I am the master of my emotions and my memories. So now, all you have to do is make up your mind firmly to leave those things behind without attachment or regret, and go through with it.