Quotes About Understanding

When you discuss racism, it's almost a no-win scenario - but I don't think that means we shouldn't be discussing it.

It's important to learn how to have conversations with other people where it's not debating but discussing.

For me, Mother's Day means giving undivided attention to my mother. It's not about buying her luxurious stuff, it's about giving her my complete attention when she is talking, discussing something, and I think it's the best gift for her.

If we know it's happening, and we're not having the discussion, we're contributing to the problem of making it seem like people can't open up.

If you feel you're being condescended to and not taken seriously in the discussion, that can make people feel defensive.

If you let things devolve into a shouting match, then it's really difficult to have a discussion, a serious discussion.

All families have disagreements, but good often comes of it if they are constructive discussions.

You are no less or more of a man or a woman or a human for having depression than you would be for having cancer or cardiovascular disease or a car accident.

If any group wants to not be disenfranchised, then understanding that there's going to be a learning curve for people who have disenfranchised them is important.

Criticism of a dish is not a criticism of the cook.

I don't want the world to dislike me in any way.

You really have to get to know Dewey to dislike him.

I dislike the word 'self-help.' Self-awareness, yes, but not self-help.

Honestly, racism is something learned, not something that you just pick up one day and wish to dislike someone.

I don't dislike people; I love people.

I feel it's a lot easier to hate or dislike someone that you see as different. It is a lot harder to hate them when you see they are just the exact same as you.

I don't really understand what 'Galacticos' is supposed to mean. It's a term I dislike. I like football, pure and simple, and that concept isn't part of football. It's something else entirely.

I've never disliked a character I've played. I've always tried to find the humanity and the reasons for what he does.

People who rooted for me and were impactful in my career knew everything about me. They knew my goals, my likes, my dislikes, what I wanted out of my career.

With time, I've learnt that personal likes or dislikes don't count a lot.

It's too easy now to find music, and it's therefore too easy to dismiss music, particularly music that doesn't hit you the first time you hear it.

My heart goes out to any parents who are being led to believe their kids have a disorder or are disabled.

I think disparaging something you don't understand, while a very normal thing - I expect more from serious people.

Relationships shouldn't be disposable. If there's something worth saving - not always the case, some relationships are irreconcilable - but if there is something that you determine is worth saving, then try to do that.