Quotes About Connection

I want to help people to get to know my story and really tell them in detail what I've been through.

At 93, so deep in dementia that she didn't remember any details of her life, my mother somehow still knew songs.

To get a sense of a person, to get their essence, it's not just about details. It is about something you can't really describe.

In any relationship, when you go through any big change, you struggle to find your new constellation, your new ground. It takes a while to determine what the new relationship between you is.

I think blood doesn't determine who your family is.

I left school the day I turned 16, the earliest day I legally could. Determined to follow a life on stage, preferably with some dance connection, I applied for and won a place at the local drama school. I was on my way.

I appreciate Detroit so much.

I grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. For part of my life, I was living in Detroit, and I remember a friend of mine commenting she could always tell when I had been speaking to my mother because my New York accent had come back.

I am a son of Detroit. I was born in Detroit.

I'm from Detroit, but Chicago is a second home for me.

I've said it, I'll keep saying it, I want to be in Detroit. I've really enjoyed my time here. I really enjoy the clubhouse and everyone that's involved.

I've played in Detroit so many times; the only thing I can say is that the crowd has been very responsive to me. They've always shown a lot of love.

I think it really makes a difference when you know the people that you're working with, when you develop a relationship.

Over the long hours of taping 5, 6 or 7 episodes a day, we develop a great sense of family.

If someone saves your life, you develop a brotherhood, no matter what your race.

People wonder why I love Africa so much. I say this is where I was born and raised. My roots are in Africa; that's were I developed.

I'm an independent game developer - there's not exactly an offline version of that. This is where my community is; everybody I'm close to I know because of the Internet.

You'd be surprised. A number of developers recognize that having a cultural activity in their space brings kudos. People like the idea of being near to creatives.

In a romance novel, the core story is the developing relationship between a man and a woman. The other events in the story line, though important, are secondary to that relationship.

I like developing relationships.

You have to look at how chemistry develops.

If you don't have an emotionally engaging design for a device, no one will care about it.

Internet is a good and convenient device for us for easy communication. It has lots of value.

Books are mind reading devices; they allow us free access to the thoughts and dreams of people we have never met.