Quotes about Emotions
People will not always remember what you said. They will not always remember what you did. But, they will always remember how you made them feel.
- John Maxwell
A dream is an inspiring picture of the future that energizes your mind, will, and emotions, empowering you to do everything you can to achieve it.
- John Maxwell
Limit the effect of any emotional high or low to the twenty-four-hour period that follows the occurrence.
- John Maxwell
Tame your tongue. If you sometimes overreact emotionally, a first step to improvement is to stop yourself from saying things you shouldn't. The next time you want to lash out, hold your tongue for five minutes, and give yourself a chance to cool down and look at things more rationally. Use this strategy repeatedly and you will find yourself in better command of your emotions.
- John Maxwell
English heart surgeon Martyn Lloyd-Jones asserted, "Most unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself rather than talking to yourself." What kind of voices do you hear? When you face new experiences, does a voice in your head say you're going to fail? If you're hearing negative messages, you need to learn to give yourself positive mental pep talks.
- John Maxwell
As a communicator, I spend a good portion of my days sharing stories. People don't care a lot about cold facts. They don't want to look at pie charts. They want excitement. They like drama. They care about pictures. They want to laugh. They want to see and feel what happened. Statistics don't inspire people to do great things. Stories do!
- John Maxwell
There's only one thing more contagious than a good attitude—and that's a bad attitude.
- John Maxwell
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.
- Henry Rollins
Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success
- Seneca
Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.
- Washington Irving
Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy, you must have somebody to divide it with.
- Mark Twain