But the rational mind usually doesn't decide what emotions we "should" have !

True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it.

Research shows that for jobs of all kinds, emotional intelligence is twice as important an ingredient of outstanding performance as cognitive ability and technical skill combined.

One way to boost our will power and focus is to manage our distractions instead of letting them manage us.

Simple inattention kills empathy, let alone compassion. So the first step in compassion is to notice the other's need. It all begins with the simple act of attention.

There is perhaps no psychological skill more fundamental than resisting impulse.

There is zero correlation between IQ and emotional empathy... They're controlled by different parts of the brain.

Empathy represents the foundation skill for all the social competencies important for work.

As much as 80% of adult "success" comes from EQ.

One aspect of a successful relationship is not just how compatible you are, but how you deal with your incompatibility.

My hope was that organizations would start including this range of skills in their training programs - in other words, offer an adult education in social and emotional intelligence.

We believed in God, trusted in man, and lived with the illusion that every one of us has been entrusted with a sacred spark.

My love, there is no plan B.

On the whole it is the rights and freedoms of all citizens that are crucial in Saudi Arabia and from those the rights of women will emanate.

Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads.

Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind.

You suffer as an actor. It's difficult to be an actor and live a good life, especially today.

Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy.

I'm not Arsene Wenger. We're different. I want to win

God has many ways that He might use to achieve His ends, but His wisdom determined the best way to accomplish them.

Hopefully, as a band, it will grow and develop for a good length of time.