The more socially intelligent you are, the happier and more robust and more enjoyable your relationships will be.

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.

Societies that have condoned male cheating and condemned female cheating are simply male-dominated cultures. Cheating is cheating, no matter who is doing it. It’s wrong.

One of these days when you are spreading your web of lies and deceit. Your tongue shall turn to ashes in your mouth and after the falling out of your teeth.

People quickly grow accustomed to being the slaves of mystery.

And there's always retrospect to light a clearer path.

I only ever really take out my guitar when I'm miserable, which isn't necessarily a very good time to do it.

Wherever men have lived, there is a story to be told

Having courage does not mean we are unafraid.

I think that when youre making a story... thats based on somebody, the filmmaker has his duty to do his research.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

I see light at the end of the tunnel.