Quotes about Connection
Effective interdependence can only be built on a foundation of true independence.
— Stephen Covey
Family itself is a "we" experience, a "we" mentality. And admittedly, the movement from "me" to "we"—from independence to interdependence—is perhaps one of the most challenging and difficult aspects of family life.
— Stephen Covey
The real beginning of influence comes as others sense you are being influenced by them—when they feel understood by you—that you have listened deeply and sincerely, and that you are open.
— Stephen Covey
To deal only with the superficial trivia without seeing deeper, more tender issues is to trample on the sacred ground of another's heart.
— Stephen Covey
You have to build the skills of empathic listening on a base of character that inspires openness and trust. And you have to build the Emotional Bank Accounts that create a commerce between hearts.
— Stephen Covey
But to take the child alone, quietly, when the relationship is good and to discuss the teaching or the value seems to have much greater impact.
— Stephen Covey
The amount of God's love is unlimited, but we only receive as much as we use.
— Corrie Ten Boom
You can only give away what you have inside. Become an instrument of love, invite love to accompany you 24/7. Give away love, and it has to come streaming into your life.
— Wayne Dyer
The world today is hungry Not only for bread But hungry for love; Hungry to be wanted, Hungry to be loved.
— Mother Teresa
I never look at the masses as my responsibility. I look at the individual. I can love only one person at a time. I can feed only one person at a time. Just one, one, one.
— Mother Teresa
One glorious chain of love, of giving and receiving, unites all creatures.
— Samson Raphael Hirsch
Mutual fear is a principal link in the chain of mutual love.
— Thomas Paine