Quotes about Understanding
If you desire to mine the gold of good intentions in others, then forgiveness is essential. And it's rarely a one-time thing. Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was right when he said, "Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude.
— John Maxwell
And remember, it is with the attitude with which you judge others that you will also be judged. If you mine the gold of good intentions in your relationship with others, then people will more likely do the same for you.
— John Maxwell
Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them.
— John Maxwell
you can care about people without leading them, but you cannot lead people well without caring about them.
— John Maxwell
The more you do to go beyond words, the greater the chance you will connect with people.
— John Maxwell
Remember that success is just 15 percent product knowledge and it's 85 percent people knowledge.
— John Maxwell
The larger the group, the simpler the communication needs to be.
— John Maxwell
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.
— John Maxwell
People like people who like them.
— John Maxwell
Take interest in others before they take interest in you.
— John Maxwell
A forgiving spirit is the one basic, necessary ingredient for a solid relationship.
— John Maxwell
You cannot separate your identity from your perspective. All that you are and every experience you've had color how you see things. It is your lens.
— John Maxwell