Quotes About Emotional and social intelligence

"Emotional intelligence is the ability to read and understand our own emotions and those of the people around us, then use this awareness to manage our behaviour and relationships."

— Travis Bradberry

"In the last decade or so, science has discovered a tremendous amount about the role emotions play in our lives. Researchers have found that even more than IQ, your emotional awareness and abilities to handle feelings will determine your success and happiness in all walks of life, including family relationships."

— John Gottman - Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

"Having social skills means more than just being friendly ' it means being emotionally capable in any situation. It ultimately leads to success"

— Unknown

"Many people with IQs of 160 work for people with IQs of 100, if the former have poor intrapersonal intelligence and the latter have a high one."

— Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence

"The sign of an intelligent person is his ability to control emotions by the application of reason."

— Marya Mannes

"Emotional intelligence is about self-control, zeal and persistence and the ability to motivate oneself."

— Daniel Goleman

"Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue."

— Daniel Goleman

"Emotional Intelligence is a way of recognizing, understanding, and choosing how we think, feel, and act. It shapes our interactions with others and our understanding of ourselves."

— Goleman Freedman et al