Quotes About Sensitivity

Where a man feels pain he lays his hand.

Things don't have feelings. Events don't. Places don't. But people do. And things and events and places can create feelings in people . . . trigger an amazing range of individual reactions.

I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area of my life.

I'm a really sensitive person. I cry if I miss a cab. I've always worn my emotions on my sleeve. I think it makes life so much better when you can talk about anything.

The opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.

One of the effects of a safe and civilized life is an immense over sensitiveness which makes all the primary emotions somewhat disgusting.

When a stargirl cries, she sheds not tears but light.

As you journey through life take a minute every now and then to give a thought for the other fellow. He could be plotting something.

All my life, I've stayed at parties too long because I didn't know when to go.

I'm pretty irreverent. There is a lot of need to find humour in life. Although I'd never be as disrespectful to laugh at someone's expense.

Vegetarianism should not be anything moral or religious. It is a question of aesthetics: one's sensitivity, one's respect, one's reverence for life.

There are enough tears in any child's life; we certainly don't need to add to them in the name of entertainment.

When you're a little kid, your heart is open and tender and a harsh word can go straight in and become part of your life.

I'm a very sensitive person, and I feel what makes me vulnerable. But I see that as a good thing. I really enjoy experiencing all the different emotions in life.

I've always wanted to do a horror movie, and I grew up watching a lot of horror. I now, recently in life, don't have the stomach for it because I spend so much time in it.

The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is intended-and not to take a hint when a hint isn't intended.

A boil is no big deal. On someone else's neck.

So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.

For the most sensitive among us, the noise can be too much.

I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments.

I've had people tell me to get over it. I politely tell them, 'How about if I chop off your finger and see if it grows back?

I'll always touch you.

Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete, women should try and give their best qualities to men — bring them softness, teach them how to cry.

O'Connor had a knack for bringing a personal - and winning - touch to a situation when people least expected it.