Quotes About Awareness

For me, politics is personal because it's my family, and just being aware of my thoughts - are my thoughts productive?

If you're listening consciously, you can take control of the sound around you. It's good for your health and for your productivity. If we all do that, we move to a state that I like to think will be sound living in the world.

I believe you have to start with yourself, think about your bad habits and prejudices, not only in your profession but generally in life. Why do I assume that a doctor is a man? Something is indoctrinated from very early on.

When literature exists, perhaps we do not notice how important it is, but when it does not exist, our lives become coarsened and brutal. For this reason, I am proud of my profession, but also aware of its importance.

Almost any film that you do is an opportunity to open you up and make you more aware of an area that you might not be thinking about. That's what is kind of cool, or one of the cool things about this profession.

There's lots of interesting jobs in the profession besides acting, and I like to try and keep an eye on and understand other people's jobs, rather than just my own.

I didn't know what life was about before 'Love Sonia.' I didn't care. Now I'm a different person.

Anybody who's dealt with addiction and depression knows that sometimes they can make you forget who you are and kind of bring out a different person, somebody you don't know as well.

I just want to open people's eyes to different things.

I like to look at everything and appreciate seeing the different things that have meaning to people.

The mind does different things in performance, and conscious thought sometimes takes a backseat.

Let's put the cards on the table. Real is real. If I was a different complexion, I think people and fans would treat me a different way.

I think most girls have that moment when boys they've known their whole life see them in a different way.

When I look back now, as an adult, I'm able to see my mom and grandmother in a different way that I didn't understand as a kid.

There are different ways to lead throughout a practice or a year. Whatever that moment needs is something I've always tried to be ready to do.

I am working on getting the word out about the different ways that everyone can contribute to the ASPCA, and help the animals live a happy and healthy life.

Anyone I know who's almost died has come out of it, at least for a while, looking at things differently.

It's not a case of: 'Read this book and then you'll think differently. I've written this book, and I don't think differently.

People seem to forget that one reason they are now thinking differently is Freud's legacy itself.

I think what's at risk is kids losing touch with being a kid. Being a kid is being defined differently than it was when you didn't have all this stuff you could put in front of your face.

I see the game differently than some guys. I'm always reading the next move.

I think we have a cultural difficulty with looking at our problems.

I've always been a fan of Derek Jeter. Guys that consistently, throughout a long-term career, that not only have success but are very aware of their situation - I really dig that.

I don't digest things with my mind.