Quotes About Interpersonal

Courtesy is the due of man to man; not of suit-of-clothes to suit-of-clothes.

There is no place for objective reality in personal relationships. Objective reality is great for getting trains to run on time or for developing an important vaccine, but for ferreting out which point of view is "valid" in an interpersonal transaction, it is a loser.

The straight line is regarded as the shortest distance between two people, as if they were points.

The college 'should teach the arts of human intercourse; the art of understanding other people's lives and minds, and the little arts of talk, of dress, of cookery that are allied with them.' Not being a systematic thinker, to put it kindly, Mrs. Woolf here fails to realise that she is proposing to enclose women in precisely the little domestic world from which she also claims to be rescuing them.

Grant me prudently to avoid him that flatters me, and to endure patiently him that contradicts me.

I enjoy working with people. I understand that as a necessity. And clearly that's something that develops as you get older. And I've grown into that.

Love, friendship, networking - these are all critical connections and the foundation of a healthy, happy life.

It takes a certain skill set to be partnered. You have the biological knowledge of the machine. What are the parts, where are they located, how do they work, what do they do? Then there is your intellectual understanding about sex, in history, what you believe about sex, what you were taught about sex. Then there's you intrapersonal skill, your relationship with yourself. Then there are interpersonal skills.

People don't listen, they just wait for their turn to talk.

T?cerea face parte din conversa?ie.

Things are pretty much status quo with the sexual-tension friend.

Have I never understood you, Katherine? Have I been very selfish?' 'Yes ... You've asked her for sympathy, and she's not sympathetic; you've wanted her to be practical, and she's not practical.

between the two men, as if they

Treat people as you would like to be treated. Karma's only a [b!#@%] if you are.

A talent for drama is not a talent for writing, but is an ability to articulate human relationships.

Internalization cannot happen through a mass transference to an audience but must occur in an interpersonal environment.

Usually when we think about violence, we think about interpersonal forms of violence, such as attempted murder or homicide, assault and battery, rape and sexual assault, robbery, kidnapping, and torture. Rarely do we think of suicide, anorexia, and self-flaggelation, or of verbal abuse, threats, and intimidation as forms of interpersonal violence.

It lies in seeing that the most powerful influences consist of deeply human relationships in which two or more persons engage with one another.

Advanced life-forms, my seweet patootie. Jerks. Both of them.

When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or ever will compare with, or effectively substitute for, the home's potential for positive influence.

Real-life discussions involve a great many bores and boors who have never learned that the art of conversation demands listening as well as talking.

Healthy boundaries are important, but you may be building a brick wall when a picket fence would do.

A psychologist once told me that for a boy being in the middle of a conflict between two women is the worst possible situation. There's always a desire to please each one.

The more you know a person, the less you interfere in his affairs.