John C. Maxwell Quotes

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

I try to make really close bonds with people.

Love and trust, in the space between what’s said and what’s heard in our life, can make all the difference in the world.

I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate to know that you're not lying to them or misleading them.

You can spin stories out of the ways people understand and misunderstand each other.

An important part of dating is communicating. We communicate by sharing our thoughts, ideas, and feelings. We enjoy being with someone when we have an easy time communicating or when we have a lot to talk about.

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

Relationships with people in general, in no matter what capacity, are something that's very emotional. They mean a lot to you. I think having eyes on that in a critical way can be really tough.

I am not averse to the idea of being in a relationship. In fact, I think everything in this world can be solved through love.

Family is just the people you care about. We can bond with people that we have nothing in common with, even if it's just for a moment.

Sex should be a deepening of communication, not a substitute for it.

I think it's the same with all the relationships between a man and a woman. They can survive anything so long as some kind of basic humanity exists between the two people. When all kindness has gone, when one person obviously and sincerely doesn't care if the other is alive or dead, then it's just no good. -- from Quantum of Solace

Whatever relationship you have, man or woman, you have to be very attentive and you have to be a very good friend to them regardless of what they do.

It is so important for us to have faith, trust, confidence in one another. It is the only way we can communicate. Without faith there is no communication, there is no love, or if there was a little love it will die without hope, trust, and confidence. Even if it doesn't die right away, it will be so ill, so weak, and so tired that communication will be miserable as well.

A dialogue leads to connection, which leads to trust which leads to engagement

Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.

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

I've never been interested in things that sparkle and shine; I'm more interested in people.

In a relationship when things are really great you don't need to say anything and just enjoy the other person. Sometimes with a couple, it gets dark and you don't know what to say and that silence can last all day. Other times you don't want to stop talking because you don't want to lose one another.

I'm good at picking friends.

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

Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.

I think invariably when you are dealing with relationships, the films really center on that, and the plot is really born out of that. That's the most core part of a relationship: intimacy, I think, whether it's expressed or not.

Timing is everything with relationships.