Quotes About Connection

We are all very deeply the children of our parents and their parents. Far more than we generally realize.

I can't write music unless I'm deeply connected to it and that connection almost always comes from some experience that I have had or am having.

We can empathize as deeply as we can empathize.

I don't think there's anybody I write about who I don't care for deeply in some way, no matter what their behavior is.

I give my body and soul to defend this club and for all the fans who come to see us. I have never thought about leaving. I really like being at Madrid, the fans like me and I like them.

I feel defensive about my character because I really love Andrea, and we share the same heart.

I care about all the characters I play, and I get quite defensive about them.

Whatever you define family as, family is just a part of belonging to something that takes care of you and nurtures you... and when you have lost that, and you want to get that back, it's pretty easy to get emotional about it.

My job doesn't define my kids in any way. When we go to places, it's about them and it's about us as a family. I think they're proud of me, but I'm just Dad.

Here's the thing: When you become brilliant at listening, people feel that you care about them. When they feel you care about them, they begin to care about you. And when people care about you, your success becomes a part of how they define their success.

I'm interested in how we understand ourselves in our relatioships and how we define ourselves.

I define myself by my family: my parents or my brother or sister and their families.

For me, a place is defined by the kind of people inhabiting it.

No one has really ever defined what a friend is.

We can all be defined by food.

I don't think every relationship needs to be defined.

I grew up with SpongeBob - it came out in 1999, right before I turned 7. So it's been a part of my life and all my friends' lives and defined our humor, in a way.

In a world that is defined by what separates us, sharing a meal with someone from a different country, showing what we have in common with the people, it's very powerful and important.

Love is a feeling that can't be defined; you feel it in your heart. It is a special bond.

Music is shared. It's a shared feeling; that's what music is all about. When you listen to a song with someone else, it becomes more than just a song. It defines relationships.

Where you are defines what you're interested in.

You have to decide what it is that shapes and defines you. I'm a big sister and a co-parent with my mom before anything. That's my root of all. It's my foundation.

I have grown to understand that no matter where we come from, human beings, at heart, are the same. Defining ourselves based on race, religion, and ethnicity is like betraying that.

We need to make people understand that there is a definite connection between what happens in their everyday lives and the decisions we make in Washington, D.C.