Quotes about Relationships
As you reflect on your values, you should settle what you believe in three key areas: Ethical values - What does it mean to do the right thing for the right reason? Relational values - How do you build an environment of trust and respect with others? Success values - What goals are worth spending your life on?
— John Maxwell
People like people who like them.
— John Maxwell
Choose who will carry on your legacy. I don't know what you want to accomplish in life, but I can tell you this: a legacy lives on in people, not things. Too often leaders put their energy into organizations, buildings, systems, or other lifeless objects. But only people live on after we are gone. Everything else is temporary.
— John Maxwell
Take interest in others before they take interest in you.
— John Maxwell
if you want people to act right toward you, you act right toward them. And many times you'll change them.
— John Maxwell
The way people see others is a reflection of themselves: If I am a trusting person, I will see others as trustworthy. If I am a critical person, I will see others as critical. If I am a caring person, I will see others as compassionate. If you change yourself and become the kind of person you desire to be, you will begin to view others in a whole new light. And that will change the way you interact in all of your relationships.
— John Maxwell
Treat them as if they are important; they will respond according to the way that you perceive them.
— John Maxwell
The least important word: I (gets the least amount done) The most important word: We (gets the most amount done)—relationships The two most important words: Thank you—appreciation The three most important words: All is forgiven—forgiveness The four most important words: What is your opinion?—listening The five most important words: You did a good job—encouragement The six most important words: I want to know you better—understanding
— John Maxwell
Being heard is so close to being loved, that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.
— John Maxwell
How do the people around you react to the sparks of life? Are they fire lighters who blow things up, or firefighters who calm things down?
— John Maxwell
The bottom line is this: people can usually trace their successes and failures to the relationships in their lives.
— John Maxwell
Discouraged? Don't be, for the one thing that really matters, lasts forever—your friendships. Life is too long to spend it with people who pull you in the wrong direction. And it's too short not to invest in others. Your relationships will define you. And they will influence your talent—one way or the other. Choose wisely. —
— John Maxwell