Quotes About Emotional intelligence

It's hard to find a good guy... all girls know that guys don't think with their brains.

I don't know if I am a very good politician. I'm not a good hater.

Great leaders don't see themselves as great; they see themselves as human.

Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg is a great book teaching a compassionate way to talk to people even if you (or they) are angry.

At the end of the day it's really easy to be a great leader when things are going well. The real test, whether or not you believe in being an emotionally intelligent leader, is when things go wrong.

When seeking guidance, don't ever listen to the tiny-hearted. Be kind to them, heap them with blessing, cajole them, but do not follow their advice.

Happiness is a skill, emotional balance is a skill, compassion and altruism are skills, and like any skill they need to be developed. That's what education is about.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

The more we think of others, the happier we are. The more we think of ourselves, the more suffering we feel.

The days that make us happy make us wise

I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when I talk with my gardener, I'm convinced of the opposite.

The happy should not insist too much upon their happiness in the presence of the unhappy.

Learning to be aware of feelings, how they arise and how to use them creatively so they guide us to happiness, is an essential lifetime skill.

Your ability to get along well with others will determine your happiness and success as much as any other factor.

Why is it that people who cannot show feeling presume that that is a strength and not a weakness?

One's happiness depends less on what he knows than on what he feels.

My popularity, my happiness and sense of worth depend to no small extent upon my skill in dealing with people.

Nijedna tu?a sre?a nije bez pomalo sre?e i za nas druge. Zato je jedna velika mudrost od tu?e sre?e praviti sre?u i za sebe.

A person who thinks he is right, causes great hurt to others and that is why hurt will come to him. A person who believes 'I am right', causes a lot of pain to others.

The happiest people aren't necessarily the most successful, or the most popular, or the most talented. They're the ones who are interested in the people around them.

Feeling is what you get for thinking the way you do.

If you need help or advice, ask for it, but don't worry too much about hurting other people's feelings by not doing what they say. If your gut says no, trust it. Do what seems right.

Unfortunately we treat others as we treat ourselves. We should try being genuinely kind to ourselves and the rest will come naturally, like a Platinum Rule.

Some of the greatest moments in human history were fueled by emotional intelligence.