Quotes by Amanda Palmer

“When we ask for anything, we're almost always asking for help, in some form; help with money, permission, acceptance, advancement, help with our hearts...Brene Brown has found through her research ...”

“Asking for help with shame ”

“The pattern's laid out on the bedWith dozens of colors of threadBut you've got the needleI guess that's the point in the end”

“You cant ask authentically and gracefully without truly being able to accept No for an answer. Because if youre not truly willing to accept No for an answer, youre not really asking, youre demandin...”

“And another local journalist wrote an op-ed wondering if this trend of empathy had gone too far. Wondering if this trend of empathy had gone too far?To erase the possibility of empathy is also to e...”

“Whatever we are given is supposed to be given away, not kept.”

“To erase the possibility of empathy is to erase the possibility of understanding.To erase the possibility of empathy is also to erase the possibility of art. Theater, fiction, horror stories, love ...”

“The field of asking is fundamentally improvisational. It thrives not in the creation of rules and etiquette but in the smashing of that etiquette.Which is to say: there are no rules.Or, rather, the...”

“The world needs actual excitement and emotion more than it needs cool people.”

“I have used Twitter for so many things, from places to stay, places to go, things to do, things I need, medical advice, you name it. Especially when I'm on tour, it really feels like I'm being take...”

“Everybody keeps talking about 'fighting' the cancer," he said, "everybody keeps telling me to fight for my life, to fight the disease, and how their uncle won the battle against cancer and their co...”

“Asking for help with shame”

“You can’t ask authentically and gracefully without truly being able to accept “No” for an answer. Because if you’re not truly willing to accept “No” for an answer, you’re not really asking, you’re ...”

“​Whatever we are given is supposed to be given away, not kept.”