Quotes about Connection
Death is the brother of Sleep, is he not?
— Oscar Wilde
One's own soul, and the passions of one's friends—those were the fascinating things in life.
— Oscar Wilde
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being.
— Pam Grout
As it says in A Course of Miracles, "You are being blessed by every beneficent thought of any of your brothers anywhere.
— Pam Grout
That we have evolved capacities for social interaction means that we tend to represent morality and misfortune in a very special way, which makes the connection with supernatural agents extremely easy and apparently obvious.
— Pascal Boyer
Effective team leaders work creatively with each team member to ensure they understand the following issues: Why this task is important to the organization. Why this team task is important to them personally. Why they (their role) are important to the team. Who the other team members are and why they are important to the mission of the team.
— Pat MacMillan
Communication is the very means of cooperation.
— Pat MacMillan
But the attention he gave me, his appreciation of what I said, even when I said it badly, was extraordinary. You've no idea what it meant to be listened to like that.
— Dale Carnegie
No matter how "important" or successful you are, no one is immune to the pleasure of someone taking interest in you as a person
— Dale Carnegie
Come to think it over, I don't entirely agree with it myself. Not everything I wrote yesterday appeals to me today. I am glad to learn what you think on the subject. The next time you are in the neighborhood you must visit us and we'll get this subject threshed out for all time. So here is a handclasp over the miles, and I am, Yours sincerely
— Dale Carnegie
The world-famous scientist, Dr Alexis Carrel, said: "Prayer is the most powerful form of energy one can generate." So why not make use of it? Call it God or Allah or Spirit—why quarrel with definitions as long as the mysterious powers of nature take us in hand?
— Dale Carnegie
We are all united by one single desire: to be valued by another.
— Dale Carnegie