When you connect to someone on a human level, and you get to know about them, you can begin to love the things that make them different. That's when fear dissipates, and that's when we can live the life that we're all supposed to be living.
Interpretation
Connecting with others humanizes them and fosters love for their uniqueness, reducing fear.
This quote emphasizes the importance of establishing human connections in order to appreciate and love the differences that make each individual unique. By moving beyond superficial judgments and engaging with others on a deeper level, fear diminishes and opportunities for authentic living arise, allowing us to embrace a richer and more fulfilling life together.
In practice
During a motivational speech about the importance of empathy and understanding.
When I was a kid in Ireland, there were not very many black people. I was very much like the strange brown thing, intriguing and cute. I didn't experience racism there. The first time I did was in London. It was that moment that you realize you're black. A kind of lifting of the veil.
What I have wanted to do is take roles that are unexpected for people who look like me. Roles that the establishment would say, 'Oh, she couldn't possibly be that.'
I don't know why women aren't allowed to have the same sort of breadth and scope and flaws of men.
I don't like the term 'colour-blind' - because I don't want people to be blind to my colour.
If you pay attention, everyone is a novel. The most boring person, if you sit down and really listen, is someone interesting.
I feel that we Germans are spending less and less time talking to each other. And even less time listening to each other.
Really, darling, it's a no-brainer. You know, I understand not everybody is for gay marriage. But if you're not for gay marriage, don't marry a gay person. That's what I say
People don't talk to you properly. It's the way they talk to you; they dismiss you. I think it's a combination of me being a woman and a foreigner.
Why can't black women on stage tell stories that can affect white men in the audience?
Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience.
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