Empathize with silence by listening for the feelings and needs behind it.

Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need.

Your presence is the most precious gift you can give to another human being.

All violence is the result of people tricking themselves into believing that their pain derives from other people and that consequently those people deserve to be punished.

We are never angry because of what others say or do. It is our thinking that makes us angry.

Instead of playing the game "Making Life Wonderful", we often play the game called "Who's Right". Do you know that game? It's a game where everybody loses.

Empathy is a respectful understanding of what others are experiencing.

People have been trained to criticize, insult, and otherwise communicate in ways that create distance among people.

You don't have to be brilliant. It's enough to become progressively less stupid.

Most of us grew up speaking a language that encourages us to label, compare, demand, and pronounce judgments rather than to be aware of what we are feeling and needing.

The most dangerous of all behaviors may consist of doing things 'because we're supposed to.

Hard rock for me is AC/DC, Def Leppard, Tesla, Kiss. Metal tends to be louder, ruder, darker, like Judas Priest, Slayer, Iron Maiden.

It is the worst oppression, that is done by colour of justice

Your responsibility as a parent is never great as the case is with the mother.

No matter what the characters you play, you have to find the differences in them, especially when you are doing a political movie.

Direction determines destination. So the question you must ask yourself; 'Are all the disciplines that I'm currently engaged in taking me where I want to go?'

You understand, you do not invent stuff on this team. Guys that invent stuff will not play for me. Make the easy play

Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe

I'm happy to work in the States because there are so many different and interesting projects. I'll go wherever people want me to work.

A man should think less of what he eats and more with whom he eats because no food is so satisfying as good company.

Complaining begets more complaints. Anger begets more anger. And optimism begets more optimism.