Interpersonal Skills Quotes

"Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers or your clients and customers." "Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip." "Anybody can become angry — that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way — that is not within everybody's power and is not easy." "It’s hard for me to grasp the concept of somebody being nervous when I’m talking to them." "Understanding is the heartwood of well-spoken words." "Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill." "Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything." "Keep calm and shut your mouth." "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." "The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people." "To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others." "The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives." "Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence." "Ask yourself if you're one of the good people who successful people want to be around." "Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you." "I'm attracted to guys who are really confident and make conversation" "The purpose of listening is not to reply, but to hear what is not being said." "Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking." "People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining." "When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes"