Threats to our standing in the eyes of others are remarkably potent biologically, almost as powerful as those to our very survival.

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.

Trust your heart if the seas catch fire, live by love though the stars walk backward.

Nature is impulsive. To be impulsive is to be fully alive.

Romantic love allows you to focus mating energy. Attachment sustains that relationship as long as necessary to raise your baby.

I continue to make paintings of people and their moments in our time because I am of that time. Out of that I hope to make pictures that are timeless.

I could not help feeling that they were evil things -- mountains of madness whose farther slopes looked out over some accursed ultimate abyss.

Music ministers to human welfare more than any other art.

I really enjoyed working on the first one [Batman franchise] and I wish I could have worked with Chris Nolan again and I hope to work with him again.

I always say people can call me anything they want as long as they don't call me late for supper.

I was exercising so hard that I began to lose weight.

I always say if I weren't a fashion designer, my other dream job is being a rock star!