Quotes about Relationship

You don't really understand people until you hear their life story. If you know their stories, you grasp their history, their hurts, their hopes and aspirations. You put yourself in their shoes. And just by virtue of listening and remembering what's important to them, you communicate that you care and desire to add value.

What's the key to relating to others? It's putting yourself in someone else's place instead of putting them in their place.

communication comes from the Latin word communis, meaning "common.

If you want to win over another person, first win his heart, and the rest of him is likely to follow.

the most important relationship you will ever have is with yourself. You've got to be your own best friend first." —PHIL MCGRAW

If you want to get your message across, you have to learn how to communicate in someone else's world.

Such sober warnings in the Word of God should impress upon us the importance of keeping our priorities straight: God first, family second, ministry or career third. Only when a leader's relationship to God is right, and only when responsibilities as a family member are being properly met, can the leader be fully faithful in exercising the ministry God has given him or her.

Most good leaders want the perspective of people they trust.

The more you do to go beyond words, the greater the chance you will connect with people.

Connect emotionally through facial expressions, laughter, and tears.

If you talk to a man in the language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

A forgiving spirit is the one basic, necessary ingredient for a solid relationship.