Devin Townsend Quotes

I've had to relearn how I work with people so that if and when I do avoid different things I don't send any messages in doing so.

What constrains or enables the capacity of human beings to work in groups is not so much the technology, but rather the capacity of the human brain to have and monitor social interactions.

The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your relationships. The quality of your business is no different.

I enjoy working with people. I understand that as a necessity. And clearly that's something that develops as you get older. And I've grown into that.

On land, you can walk away from people, from unpleasant situations. But when you're on a ship for 14 months with 49 other people, if you don't resolve your issues it literally could mean - and this would be an extreme circumstance - the sinking of the ship. You learn a lot about other people. You learn a lot about yourself.

The ABC's are attitude, behavior and communication skills.

Sometimes you get yourselves in situations where you don't realize people are actually testing you. People are actually provoking you.

I wasn't a one-on-one type of guy.

I didn't know how to get along with others. I didn't even know how to be in the same room with other people. Then, after a while, you learn.

It's hard for people to understand that when five or six guys are together working intensely, they can really get into some duels.

It's all realistic, if you get a group of ladies and you stick them together almost every day for three, four months you're going to have some catfights.

I'm at my best when I'm talking about relationships, talking about women, talking about situations and stories.

You can't just throw people at all your problems, dear.

What television gets to do, and there's a reason why 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' works as well as it does, is that it deals with the relationships. It deals with the very small, interpersonal ways that people both love and hate each other.

The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.

I don't have problems with people, because if I do, I address it.

As with real reading, the ability to comprehend subtlety and complexity comes only with time and a lot of experience. If you don't adequately acquire those skills, moving out into the real world of real people can actually become quite scary.

Pierce Brosnan is a very sweet man. Oh, we had our issues, but a lot of it was hormones.

It destroys one's nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.

I took a psychology class, and I think the study of the mind can help me further my acting ability. It's also taught me about getting into an environment with new people and acting like you've known them forever.

I'm not good at confrontation. I know my strengths. I like company. And I am not a great arguer... I do find it much easier talking to people I like about things we both like.

I hate people.

People take things too personally - I don't. If someone says something about me, I let it go. But unfortunately, everyone isn't like that. So I'm trying to be more diplomatic - but people always want a headline from me!

We spend our lives trying to get along with people so we can keep our jobs, keep our marriages together, so that we can raise our kids properly.

So many bad things happen in this world because people don't know how to express things.