Emotional Intelligence Quotes

"There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them." "When you can't control what's happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what's happening. That's where your power lies" "The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy." "Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if he deserves it… Don’t allow his anger to become your anger" "When you react, you let others control you. When you respond, you are in control" "Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate" "The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief " "Meditation is the process of learning to meet your thoughts and feelings with interest and kindness rather than fear and self-judgment." "The ability to stay calm is a superpower" "People respond to energy, not titles." "Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears " "To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves" "It is therefore senseless to think of complaining since nothing foreign has decided what we feel, what we live, or what we are." "The highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion" "He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts" "Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people" "Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves" "You can’t predict people’s emotions Don't even try. Instead, wait for those emotions to hit extremes, and then take action against them" "I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one" "When pain, misery, or anger happen, it is time to look within you, not around you."