Quotes About Emotional intelligence

We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel.

I tend to avoid writing music about initial reactions to situations, like frustration or anger. I'd rather wait till I go through the problem, and write about the learning that took place.

How valid is a practice that frees our bodies from rigidity but does nothing for the mind?

We also need to think about the impact on others. When we say hurtful things we don't really mean, we can create deep wounds that can't be healed. Think of all the rifts between friends and within families, divisions that have led to a complete breakdown in the relationship, all because of a single angry outburst.

My father taught me how to understand and be sensitive to others, which is probably the most critical aspect of leadership. Without it you are only a manager.

Emotional intelligence, the perfect oxymoron!

If you use sarcasm, ridicule, teasing, pinching, tickling, or barbed kidding at times, make a commitment to cease using these passive-aggressive weapons against your partner or anyone.

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart." — ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

I know there is no point in haranguing him because he will just shut down, but I want to cover every angle.

If people were more concerned with how they looked on the inside, then on the outside, the world would be a nicer place to exist.

What was I thinking? Fact is I wasn't thinking. I didn't want to think. I wanted to feel.

I am beginning to think there are two kinds of people," she said. I waited. "Those who forgive themselves too easily but will not forgive others." "And?" I asked. "Those that forgive others too easily but will not forgive themselves.

One is far better off feeling than one is thinking.

The act of silence is wisdom for ignoring a provoking situation.

Experience does for the soul what education does for the mind.

It's good to feel attractive on the outside, but being smart and confident on the inside is what counts.

I don't desire to be intelligent, but I do desire to be loving and kind.

Words work like keys. When you use them appropriately, you can unlock any locked heart.

The more you talk about them, the more important they will feel. The more you listen to them, the more important you will make them feel.

The most dangerous irony is, people are angry with others because of their own incompetence.

You can't express your true feelings until you know what they are

The heart knows what it feels.

Anger dulls the sharpness of mind, hardens the softness of feelings, and replaces the sweetness of the world with bitterness.

Before believing—think. Before accepting—feel.