“For instance, in group therapy, I'll have people stand up, show off, give a speech about themselves as though they've just died and have to give a eulogy. Even with this explicit permission - even an order - to say something nice about themselves, this is the hardest thing in the world for people to do. They'd rather take their clothes off.” PeopleWorldGivingShowsOrderNiceGroupsSpeechClothesDiedHardestInstanceTherapyPermissionHardest ThingShowing OffEulogyExplicitGroup Therapy Author:Nancy Friday
“We need, from time to time, to use military force or all of the resources at our command in order to defend the nation and defend our friends. Sometimes, that requires us to take actions that generate controversy. I think there are probably some who actually believe, if we just go talk nice to these folks, everything is going to be OK. I don't think the world works that way.” IfsThinkingWorldWayNeedsBelieveSometimesUseActionOrderForceNationsNiceMilitaryResourcesFolksCommandControversyMilitary Force Author:Dick Cheney
“If a man lets all of my dogs sleep in the bed with us, then that is the most romantic thing. You must love my dogs in order to love me. A man who is nice to my animals and doesn't shoo them away - well, that's the height of romance.” IfsMenWellsRomanceOrderSleepAnimalNiceDogBedRomanticHeightMy DogMost RomanticLove My Dog Author:Salma Hayek
“I think that there's some brainwashing going on with this idea that we don't have time to cook anymore. We have made cooking seem much more complicated than it is, and part of that comes from watching cooking shows on television-we've turned cooking into a spectator sport. ...My wife and I both work, and we can get a very nice dinner on the table in a half hour. It would not take any less time for us to drive to a fast-food outlet and order, sit down, and bus our table.” ThinkingMadeIdeasShowsSeemsOrderSportsHoursHalfNiceWifeTelevisionDown AndTablesCookingComplicatedDinnerMy WifeCooksBusSpectatorsOutletsVery NiceFast FoodHalf HoursBrainwashingCooking Shows Author:Michael Pollan
“Everybody wants to be good, but not many are prepared to make the sacrifices it takes to be great. To many people, being nice in order to be liked is more important. There's equal merit in that, but you must not confuse being good with being liked.” PeopleWantImportantOrderNiceSacrificeEqualPreparedBe GoodMeritBeing Nice Author:Paul Arden
“Flattery is saying something nice in order to help yourself. Encouragement is saying something true in order help someone else.” HelpingOrderNiceEncouragementFlatteryHelp Yourself Author:Kevin DeYoung
“I think it's very sad that CNN leads Jeb Bush, down a road by starting off virtually all the questions, "Mr. Trump this, Mister" - I think it's very sad. I watched the first debate, and the first long number of questions were, "Mr. Trump said this, Mr. Trump said that. Mr. Trump" - these poor guys - although, I must tell you, [Rick] Santorum, good guy. Governor [Mike] Huckabee, good guy. They were very nice, and I respect them greatly. But I thought it was very unfair that virtually the entire early portion of the debate was Trump this, Trump that, in order to get ratings, I guess.” ThinkingFirstsLongSaidGuyOrderPoorNumbersNiceTrumpStartingDebatePortionsGovernorsUnfairMikeVery NiceGood GuyRatingCnnVery Sad Author:Jeb Bush
“We live in strange times. We also live in strange places: each in a universe of our own. The people with whom we populate our universes are the shadows of whole other universes intersecting with our own. Being able to glance out into this bewildering complexity of infinite recursion and say things like, 'Oh, hi, Ed! Nice tan. How's Carol?' involves a great deal of filtering skill for which all conscious entities have eventually to develop a capacity in order to protect themselves from the contemplation of the chaos through which they seethe and tumble.” PeopleWholeAbleOrderUniverseDealsNiceStrangeProtectSkillsConsciousShadowCapacityInfiniteChaosContemplationComplexityEntityGlancesCarolsStrange PlacesRecursionStrange Times Book:Mostly Harmless Source: Mostly Harmless
“If someone's carrying a gun or a knife it's not a nice thing. They aren't going to feel that comfortable with it. It's a scary position to put yourself in. You don't choose to do that unless you feel there's absolutely no other option and you're forced to carry a weapon in order to protect yourself.” IfsFeelsOrderNicePositionProtectComfortableWeaponsGunScaryKnivesNice ThingsProtect Yourself Author:Scarlett Alice Johnson
“I really enjoyed working with Daniel [Craig], because he's a brilliant actor at the top of his game. That gave me an opportunity to learn from the best, which is what you're always looking for as a performer in order to grow and get better at your craft. It was also great because he was so nice and incredibly supportive, because it really was an intimidating experience for me. He sort of held my hand and said, "We're in this together and we'll get through it together." And he did look after me.” LooksSaidHandsTogetherOrderActorsOpportunityGamesGrowsNiceBrilliantCraftsEnjoyedGet BetterPerformersSupportiveIntimidatingOpportunities To Learn Author:Naomie Harris