Eckhart Tolle Quotes

Keep this question in mind: 'What would I think of this if I exchanged places with the other person?' It paves the way to more successful action.

Dating someone on the opposite end of the happy spectrum teaches you an incredible amount of patience.

Normally, when someone we love is turning away from a struggle, we self-protect by also turning away. That's definitely my first response. I think change is more likely to happen if both partners have common language and a shared lens to see problems.

I've got a lot of little quirks and moments that - my wife, she knows exactly what to say and how to handle me, 'cause I can be hard to handle.

Sensitivity doesn't necessarily make you easy to get on with.

All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my life, is to listen well.

I hope that whenever my daughter has a negative experience, I'm there to talk about it and remind her how we feel when it's done to her so that she doesn't do it to others.

I hate people.

It takes a little bit of mindfulness and a little bit of attention to others to be a good listener, which helps cultivate emotional nurturing and engagement.

I taught myself to tune in to another person's wavelength, figure out what they were looking for, and try to project that thing back at them.

My mother is a ball of fire in the world, and I love that about her. But what I have learned from my stepdad is something as important, which is patience and compassion. Because when you are living with someone else, those two qualities go a long way.

Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.

People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Well, I think when we can turn to the person sitting next to us and really see them with kindness and see ourselves reflected back - when there's some dignity and compassion traveling back and forth.

My job is to have empathy and curiosity for things that I've never done. Also, I'm a person whom people talk to.

I simply do not think that yelling, swearing, threatening or belittling will get you to the place you want to be faster than kindness, understanding, patience and a little willingness to compromise.

I don't think I should be giving out relationship advice! You have to accept each other for who they are and what they will be able to modify in their behavior and what you can modify in your behavior to create a better relationship.

I'm fortunate enough to have learned not to waste time getting frustrated with my kids, or co-workers, or friends and family for not doing everything I wish they would. If someone doesn't respond to me the way I want them to, I understand that it doesn't have anything to do with me.

We don’t need a speaker; we need a listener!

I have to be in tune. All the time. I have to be in tune with my husband, where he is, how he's feeling. I have to be in tune with where my family is.