Quotes About Connection

Woke up in bed with a gorgeous woman, who I'm going to have lunch and the rest of my life with.

God will stop at nothing to get through to us, overwhelming us with symbols, piling them up one on another without carefully codifying whether and how they all make sense. One thing they are not is tragically empty, distant, cold. They are humming, hot-blooded, and full of life.

With an eye trained for finding this God, an ear tuned to his voice, we learn to find him again and again. Every beloved loves her lover in his specificity—his face, his hands, his voice— and love leads her to "act in all respect and regulate her every movement in a manner designed to please the man she loves".

the nature of desire is the same. We notice others' desire. It shapes ours. ... Desire is what makes us human. No wonder—God planted it in us to lure us back to God's self.

When Filipinos want to express deep appreciation, they say they have an utang na loob—a debt of gratitude.

It's amazing when you're playing to a crowd who barely understands English but they're singing parts of your song back to you.

The right relationship won't distract you from God. It will bring you closer to Him.

You will not lift the veil of my body until you lift the veil over my face.

Love is expressed most perfectly through sacrifice, and this is why you will never find a real love story that lacks it.

You could see that he physically was there, but one could sense that he was immersed in the love of the Lord. They were united in talking to each other.

understood to another person is essentially a problem of cryptology.

It was funny how he felt more and more generous toward Fabyan by the year. You get older and want to connect to the people who understand. You try to speak with the young and find that something is wrong with your ears. They use their own slang, their own code, and you start to feel nostalgic about your former enemies, who at least shared the same intense moment on earth and spoke words you could understand

Teach and you'll form a bond you just don't get from traditional marketing tactics. Buying people's attention with a magazine or online banner ad is one thing. Earning their loyalty by teaching them forms a whole different connection. They'll trust you more. They'll respect you more. Even if they don't use your product, they can still be your fans.

you'd be amazed how much quality collective thought can be captured using two simple tools: a voice connection and a shared screen.

Meetings should be great—they're opportunities for a group of people sitting together around a table to directly communicate. That should be a good thing. And it is, but only if treated as a rare delicacy.

The technology is here; it's never been easier to communicate and collaborate with people anywhere, any time. But that still leaves a fundamental people problem. The missing upgrade is for the human mind.

Everyone on your team should be connected to your customers—maybe not every day, but at least a few times throughout the year. That's the only way your team is going to feel the hurt your customers are experiencing. It's feeling the hurt that really motivates people to fix the problem. And the flip side is true too: The joy of happy customers or ones who have had a problem solved can also be wildly motivating. So

Write to be read, don't write just to write.

Share information that's valuable and you'll slowly but surely build a loyal audience. Then when you need to get the word out, the right people will already be listening.

La clave es ésta: es preciso que todos puedan disponer de todo en todo momento.

Teach and you'll form a bond you just don't get from traditional marketing tactics.

Ponte a buscar una audiencia para tu empresa desde el primer momento. Busca personas interesadas en lo que quieres decir. Y sé constante en la tarea.

They'll feel a bond with you and see you as human beings instead of a faceless company.

Instead, call someone. Write a personal note. If you read a story about a similar company or product, contact the journalist who wrote it. Pitch her with some passion, some interest, some life. Do something meaningful. Be remarkable. Stand out. Be unforgettable. That's how you'll get the best coverage.