Joe Gebbia Quotes

Diplomacy is listening to what the other guy needs. Preserving your own position, but listening to the other guy. You have to develop relationships with other people so when the tough times come, you can work together.

Miscommunication is the number one cause of all problems; communication is your bridge to other people. Without it, there's nothing. So when it's damaged, you have to solve all these problems it creates.

In order to build chemistry you've got to really know one another.

When you explain to people what you're trying to do, as opposed to just making demands or delegating tasks, you can build instant trust, even if it's just for that short time you're on the phone.

All training is negotiation, whether you're training dogs or spouses.

My belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relationships.

What I've learned - after working for, I guess, some time now - is when you're approaching a relationship like that, like, any working relationship, it's good to be open. To know that someone might have a different way of doing things and listen to them. And hopefully, you come to a common understanding.

I think honest communication, no matter where it comes from, is positive for a relationship.

Young and older people need to learn relationships take time and effort.

Building relationships. Communicating. Trust. Those are three things I've kind of instilled myself with.

Interactions - whether personal or business, teacher-student, friend to friend, or family member - all call for balance, respect, and compassion.

How else are we going to get anywhere if we can't talk to each other?

It's important to work through things in a relationship. You can't just give up because you're frustrated. It's most important to talk things through together. And that, for me, has been the way I've best resolved problems in the past.

Friendship is something that is cultivated.

I can definitely be tough when pushed. In relationships, you have to take a stand for who you are and how you're willing to be treated.

Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency.

The relationship between a client must be 'we.'

Approach your business partners with concepts that they can get their heads around, and try to respond to their needs.

The key to high-quality communication is trust, and it's hard to trust somebody that you don't know.

It's important to build trust if you're trying to deal with big things. Big issues require everybody to get outside their comfort zone, and people are more willing to do so if they believe that their partner is sincere in their efforts. And the only way you can do that is to engage them on a personal level.

With girls, friendships are hard because you have to learn to get to a maturity level to love them but not want to be them.

There will be times when we do not agree on every decision or subject, but we should always believe in one another, support one another, and move forward through life together - connected.

Lasting love has to be built on mutual regard and respect. It is about seeing the other person. I am very interested in relationships and, when I watch couples, sometimes I can sense a blindness has set in. They have stopped seeing each other. It is not easy to see another person.

I don't expect to win every battle but I think Fred Pierce has enough respect for me that I can go fight my battles and win my share.

So it's mix and match. Hold your line when you really feel something you're saying is wonderful and you really want to get this point across and prove it to your partner by just throwing it into the tape and letting it speak for itself.