Quotes About Emotional intelligence

Some people carry their heart in their head and some carry their head in their heart. The trick is to keep them apart yet working together.

Ours is an excessively conscious age. We know so much, we feel so little.

My great religion is a belief in the blood, the flesh, as being wiser than the intellect. We can go wrong in our minds. But what our blood feels and believes and says, is always true. The intellect is only a bit and a bridle.

And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord [a respectful term used by Aaron to address his younger brother, Moses] wax hot [don't get mad at me]: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief [you know how prone these people are to do evil].

Gut feeling is often a better tool than all the psychological theories in the world.

That is no doubt the disadvantage of having intelligent friends. They see straight through you.

i will admit there's a certain degree of giving a fuck that goes into not giving a fuck. by saying you don't care if the world falls apart, in some small way you're saying you want it to stay together, on your terms.

When my mood was high, I seemed normal, even buoyant. I felt smarter. I had secrets. I could see God in a light bulb

God is disappointed when we don't realize that others are trying too.

You can't selectively numb your anger, any more than you can turn off all lights in a room, and still expect to see the light.

A good leader... maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.

A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does.

I'm honest with myself how I feel. If I feel good, I feel good. If I don't - if I'm tight - I don't just try to muscle through everything, because you've got to be a little bit smarter.

A good book is an education of the heart.

Anger's not a good emotion.

Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior.

It is only those who know how to feel that "this is not good" who devise improvements.

Good judgment, common sense, and reason all fly out the window when emotions kick down your door.

A feel-good style can be a symptom of unawareness or lack of caring.

There is nothing wrong with what he said or she said or they did, even though it does not feel good.

Becoming a good listener, you are able to connect with others on more levels and develop stronger, deeper relationships.

People of influence understand the incredible value of becoming a good listener.

I am not learned, but I have as good feelings as any man.

There are writers I know and respect who are very good about what's outside, and not too hot about what's inside.