Bobby Bonilla Quotes

True wisdom listens more, talks less and can get along with all types of people.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

I spent over 90 percent of my time talking to people who didn’t have to listen to me.

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.

If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secrete of getting along - whether it be business, family relations, or life itself.

The beauty of social awareness is that a few simple adjustments to what you say can vastly improve your relationships with other people.

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it.

I've learned several lessons over the years. First, never take yourself too seriously, or work is boring. Next, people make the difference. You can have great technology, but if it's not complemented by great people, it won't go anywhere. Finally, customers buy from people they like.

I just want to listen and build relationships with as many of my colleagues as possible.

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.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another

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.

Communication is extremely important in any relationship - it makes the relationship that much healthier.

You tend to relate to the other person better if you understand their professional needs.

I try to work with people the way they prefer.

The more contact we have with one another and the more we come to understand each other's values, the greater will be our mutual respect.

All of us need better skills in listening, conversing, respecting one another's uniqueness, because these are essential for strong relationships.

Understanding people certainly impacts your ability to communicate with others.

To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.

You should communicate with your other one. Understanding what they are on about is pretty key.

To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to achieve.

I connect with people on a daily basis.

I listen. I meet with everybody, I don't care what their political persuasion is - whether it be a labor union or small-business folks or individuals who have problems. But I meet with everybody and listen.

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