“He who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.”
—Japanese proverb
It is very important to understand that emotional intelligence is not the opposite of intelligence, it is not the triumph of heart over head--it is the unique intersection of both."
-- David Caruso
"Dont mix bad words with your bad mood. You'll have many opportunities to change a mood, but you'll never get the opportunity to change the words you spoke."
“As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery... we have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion, while love and compassion and a sense of universal responsibility are the sources of peace and happiness.”
~ Dalai Lama
“Never speak out of anger, never act out of fear, never choose from impatience, but wait... and peace will appear. "
—Epictetus
“Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.”
—Audre Lorde
“Never speak out of anger,
Never act out of fear,
Never choose from impatience,
But wait... and peace will appear.”
–Guy Finley
“Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand... prejudice, fear and ignorance walk hand-in-hand.”
—Peart
“When you make people angry, they act in accordance with their baser instincts, often violently and irrationally. When you inspire people, they act in accordance with their higher instincts, sensibly and rationally. Also, anger is transient, whereas inspiration sometimes has a life-long effect.”
—Peace Pilgrim
When our emotional health is in a bad state, so is our level of self-esteem. We have to slow down and deal with what is troubling us, so that we can enjoy the simple joy of being happy and at peace with ourselves.
--Jess C. Scott
Every time we allow someone to move us with anger, we teach them to be angry.
-- Barry Neil Kaufman
If you want maximal productivity and if you want work that gets the best results, you want the people doing that work to be in the optimal brain state for the work. You are a person who can evict them from the zone of optimal performance by slothfully handling your own interactions with them. So it's up to you to take responsibility for your impact on their ability to work at their best.
-- Daniel Goleman