Emotional Intelligence Quotes

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the ability to understand, manage, and express your own emotions, as well as the emotions of others. It is a critical skill for success in all areas of life, from your personal relationships to your career. These inspiring quotes on EQ will help you to understand the importance of emotional intelligence and motivate you to develop your own EQ.

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Emotions are a critical source of information for learning.

Emotions are a critical source of information for learning.

It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.

It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.

It isn’t stress that makes us fall – it’s how we respond to stressful events.

It isn’t stress that makes us fall – it’s how we respond to stressful events.

To increase your effectiveness, make your emotions subordinate to your commitments.

To increase your effectiveness, make your emotions subordinate to your commitments.

Emotional intelligence is a very important skill set, not just to be happier but also to succeed professionally.

Emotional intelligence is a very important skill set, not just to be happier but also to succeed professionally.

Leadership is all about emotional intelligence. Management is taught, while leadership is experienced.

Leadership is all about emotional intelligence. Management is taught, while leadership is experienced.

Emotional intelligence has a significant impact on happiness.

Emotional intelligence has a significant impact on happiness.

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.

If we can’t laugh at ourselves, do we have the right to laugh at others?

If we can’t laugh at ourselves, do we have the right to laugh at others?

Unleash in the right time and place before you explode at the wrong time and place.

Unleash in the right time and place before you explode at the wrong time and place.

Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame.

Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame.

Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.

Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Every time we allow someone to move us with anger, we teach them to be angry.

Every time we allow someone to move us with anger, we teach them to be angry.

Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand. Prejudice, fear, and ignorance walk hand in hand.

Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand. Prejudice, fear, and ignorance walk hand in hand.

Anger is a sentry, stalking the edges of our boundaries and standing ready to defend them.

Anger is a sentry, stalking the edges of our boundaries and standing ready to defend them.

Emotional intelligence is the ability to sense, understand, and effectively apply emotions to facilitate high levels of collaboration and productivity.

Emotional intelligence is the ability to sense, understand, and effectively apply emotions to facilitate high levels of collaboration and productivity.

The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and influence their actions.

The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and influence their actions.

Mindful meditation has been discovered to foster the ability to inhibit those very quick emotional impulses.

Mindful meditation has been discovered to foster the ability to inhibit those very quick emotional impulses.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

The study of modern mindfulness meditation and emotional intelligence is deeply rooted in the ancient Vipassana meditation techniques.

The study of modern mindfulness meditation and emotional intelligence is deeply rooted in the ancient Vipassana meditation techniques.

When awareness is brought to an emotion, power is brought to your life.

When awareness is brought to an emotion, power is brought to your life.

Self-regulating your emotions can be beneficial to your present and future self.

Self-regulating your emotions can be beneficial to your present and future self.

Emotional intelligence is not about being nice all the time. It's about being honest.

Emotional intelligence is not about being nice all the time. It's about being honest.

Let’s not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.

Let’s not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.

Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another.

Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another.

Societies can be sunk by the weight of buried ugliness.

Societies can be sunk by the weight of buried ugliness.

Emotional intelligence is the ability to make emotions work for you, instead of against you.

Emotional intelligence is the ability to make emotions work for you, instead of against you.

Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary emotion.

Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary emotion.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Emotional intelligence is when you finally realize it’s not all about you.

Emotional intelligence is when you finally realize it’s not all about you.

You can't change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.

You can't change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.

Emotions and feelings… hmm, I used to have those, when I was a kid.

Emotions and feelings… hmm, I used to have those, when I was a kid.