Quotes About Sensitivity

Anytime someone orders a pastrami sandwich on white bread, somewhere a Jew dies.

People expect artists to be too normal, I think. I've been around enough of them now to see that they're very extraordinary human beings who behave differently than ordinary human beings. If they weren't as sensitive as they are, they wouldn't be great artists. They are not the same as us. People should just learn to accept that.

Others think their American ways will work in other countries. That's not always accurate and can be disrespectful to the local culture.

Difficulty empathising translates into a whole set of hurdles. You might be last person to get the point of a joke, which can leave you feeling like an outsider. You might end up saying something that another person finds hurtful or offensive, when that was the last thing you intended.

I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken.

Not many people realize this, but I'm a really squeamish guy. When I watch other horror films that are really over-the-top with their blood and guts, I cannot watch it.

I have, like, sensory overload problems.

I think mankind is overly sensitive, very needy, greedy, and flawed.

I think was overly empathetic for a while in my life.

I'm overly sentimental and don't throw things away.

I definitely don't want to appropriate... not in an 'overly PC' way though.

De kou die lippen kunnen voelen veroorzaakt zoveel meer pijn dan wat blote handen kunnen verdragen.

Maybe you've had skin next to your skin, but when was the last time you let yourself be touched?

Sometimes the world is so beautiful it hurts.

Food is a fairly significant aspect of my life. I have struggled mightily with food. With my weight. And I'm conscious of it. So I have a sensitivity to people who struggle with their weight.

Harper: You, the one part of the real world I wasn't allergic to.

A guitarist or a drummer can get a cold and still play; I get a cold and sound like a wet mitten trying to sing you a love song. Charming.

This is a matter of feeling,' said Misabel. 'And such things can never be explained.

And all the things I think, and all the things I believe, are making me cry.

When you're in another country, remember to do as the locals do, since it is your ways that may seem strange of offensive to them.

I suppose my biggest frustration is that we as white people come into a culture and demand that the natives do things our way. I want to see their lives bettered as much as anyone, but who says we have somehow arrived at the perfect way to live? Especially for specific areas of the world?

At first I could not meet his eyes. When I did it was like sitting close to a fire that suddenly blazes up.

Social awareness is your ability to accurately pick up on emotions in other people and understand what is really going on with them.

Reynie's fce fell. 'It's not funny, Kate.' For a moment - a fleeting moment - Kate looked desperately sad. 'Well, of course it's not funny, Reynie Muldoon. But what do you want me to do? Cry?