Hugh Skinner Quotes

Make clear that people understand what your circumstances are. And looking for pity - that's a mistake.

The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.

I'm sorry I can't speak very coherently.

I'm vaguely embarrassed by myself sometimes.

when driven to the necessity of explaining, I found that I did not myself understand what I meant.

A lot can change because you are embarrassed by something.

Words let us say the things we want to say and also things we would be better off not having said. They let us know the things we need to know, and also things we wish we didn't.

I'm just not used to talking that much about myself. It feels strange.

I think was overly empathetic for a while in my life.

I do know where I'm going and it's just a matter of finding the language to get there.

I need to be able to explain myself in context.

I remember once acting really cool on a bus with this girl named Stephanie. When I got home, I realized that I had a really big zit on my forehead. If you have acne problems, you really shouldn't be acting like Don Juan. I should have been contrite - and apologized for exposing her to the angry pimple.

Never be afraid to ask when you don't understand. It sounds like a little thing, but awful things have happened, international incidents have flared, and markets have collapsed just because people couldn't make sense of what was being said. They didn't ask 'why?' because they thought it would make them look stupid.

I'm certainly honest - and I can be socially awkward.

I have been told I say 'shucks' quite frequently... Shucks, I'll have to work on that.

Writing has always been the primary way I make sense of the world.

I mean, I try to say the right things and give the right advice. But still, I'm only a person.

If I'm talking to you, I can't see you, but I can see inside of you and what you're thinking. That's a mixed blessing.

Lion sounds that have not grown from the mouse may exude naked power... but cannot convey any wisdom or understanding... The initial steps on the path to courageous speech then are the first tentative steps into the parts of us that cannot speak.

Countries are like adolescent entering a dance ... they're sure everybody is thinking about nothing but their inadequacies.

The human word is neither immortal nor invulnerable; but it is the power that orders our chaos, and the light by which we live.

In my own personal career, I have felt almost the most difficult thing to deal with is someone who doesn't tell you what they are thinking.

I love telling stories, but I also am more aware now of how complex reality is and how difficult it is to really explain what happened or how I felt. Maybe that sometimes makes me a little bit vague, because I don't want to really put my finger on anything or set it in stone.

I don't always know what I want to hear, but I'm gonna try and pull it out and sing it to you, and if you hear it the way I sing it to you, then a wall is broken.

It's an uncomfortable thing to talk about myself, in general.