Tony Hsieh Quotes

My fundamental belief is, if you’re looking at your phone more than into someone’s eyes, that’s a problem.

I think you have to be respectful to the people who want to talk to you.

I'm not good at meeting people, and I'm not good at small talk.

The moment one accosts a stranger or is accosted by him is above all in this life the moment of drama... Whoever we meet watches us intently at the quick, strange moment of meeting, to see whether we are disposed to be friendly.

Communication is at the very core of our society. That's what makes us human.

The ABC's are attitude, behavior and communication skills.

I actually like talking.

If people did not compliment one another there would be little society.

We need to learn to observe and listen to people more to get to know them.

I've gotten better at not making people feel uncomfortable with my shyness.

What better way to connect with people than by staring and talking straight at them? Don't blink - that's one less connection you could have made.

The majority of teenagers don't even make eye contact with people, even people of the same age.

I remember how to be a person by being around them.

Be very professional because it will get you a lot further. You have to treat people with the same respect whether they're signing your checks or cleaning up after you.

He loves people, but even more than that he loves to talk to people.

I'm not good at small talk. I'm really not. I'm not that great at any talk.

I like talking to people.

I'm not an ace at small talk.

The whole art of flirting has simply disappeared. This probably will do further damage. If we're going to become so uptight that we can't say nice things to each other, then we've had it!

Now, I'm a pretty fast and avid reader. But you can't learn the same things in a book or on the Internet that you can in a personal talk with somebody.

People are doing too much e-mail. The basic thing is eyeball-to-eyeball. Business relationships are made to be personal. The more people get away from it, the more they are going to lose that personal relationship. That's what I learned - to develop personal relationships with people.

I love meeting people, I love seeing faces.

I'm so socially awkward. I really had to put myself out there and meet new people.

I just like interacting with people.

I would never disrespect anybody who phoned me up or got in contact. I don't work like that.