Vince Staples Quotes

I think there's a worry that an excessive use or an almost exclusive use of text and emails means that as a society we're losing some of the ability to build interpersonal communication that's necessary for living together and building a community.

Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can't get.

I do a lot of schmoozing.

People who wish to go into the future should have two skills to succeed - the ability to deal with people and the ability to sell.

I'm engaged: I'm interested in other people. I think that's just as important as knowing how to do the job.

We're losing social skills, the human interaction skills, how to read a person's mood, to read their body language, how to be patient until the moment is right to make or press a point. Too much exclusive use of electronic information dehumanises what is a very, very important part of community life and living together.

Indeed, I am repeatedly astonished by the number of really good writers who understand human beings so well on paper but don't know how to deal with them in real life.

I believe you learn social skills by mixing with people.

I think because both of my parents were essentially salespeople, and Italian-Americans, I always seemed to get along with people; I had a knack of finding something to talk about.

Being polite, being respectful, having manners, and being a socialite - they're key life skills that people take for granted. Being able to communicate with all people on all levels is what's got me so far.

I was a bartender for four years, and that was the best training that I had for learning how to approach people.

I studied psychology in school, and I learned how to understand people's feelings, how to get along with people and relate to people.

One can win the attention and time and cooperation of even the most sought-after people by becoming genuinely interested in them.

Dating is a place to practice how to relate to other people.

Life is a matter of dealing with other people, in little matters and cataclysmic ones, and that means a series of conversations.

You think effectiveness with people and efficiency with things.

Although our grammar schools are teaching a whole generation computer language to adjust to the technological needs of a Stage II [post survival-focused] society, we have neglected to teach this generation relationship language and conflict resolution skills to address the social and psychological needs of a Stage II society. And when it is taught, in countries like Germany, although called social competence it focuses on workplace teamwork - still on survival, breadwinner oriented work goals.

Our success depends very largely upon how well we negotiate our way through our daily contacts with other people without friction or opposition.

Relational skills are the most important abilities in leadership.

Understanding people certainly impacts your ability to communicate with others.

I, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.

This is what I'm good at. I like meeting people, my fellow citizens, I like interfacing with them.

You don't know how to talk to people you don't like. Don't love, really. You can't live in the world with such strong likes and dislikes.

Your ability to work with people directly affects your ability to get work done in the world.

There is something I call social intelligence. You can do a lot in life on your own and you can do all kinds of stuff, but if you're really bad with people, if you're really naive or aggressive and push people away, if you don't know the political environment you're in, it invalidates all the things you know. You're not going to get anywhere.