Soft Skills Quotes

“Politeness is the first thing people lose once they get the power.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“No matter what we do, each instant contains infinite choices. What we choose to think, to say or to hear creates what we feel in the present moment, it conditions the quality of our communication and in the end the quality of our everyday life. Beliefs and attitudes are made of thoughts. Negative thoughts can be changed and by doing so we create for ourselves more pleasant inner states and have a different impact on the people around us”
― Dorotea Brandin, Heart to heart(s) Communication @ work.Universal values of Buddhism to inspire open, compassionate and effective communication

“Employees need to feel trusted and respected at work. Everyone at the company should feel that trust and that respect.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Be yourself! Don’t try to fabricate your personality in the guise of impressing others.”
― Ashish Patela

“Likability is a soft skill that leads to hard results.”
― Mo Bunnell, The Snowball System: How to Win More Business and Turn Clients into Raving Fans

“The results of learning from difficulties and obstacles are endurance and perseverance. Hardship, when combined with self-control, fosters strong soft skills.”
― Norbertus Krisnu Prabowo

“Learning in an interactive setting as opposed to a passive one is conducive to the mix of soft and academic skills we're looking to develop in our kids.”
― Madeline Levine, Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World

“People skills in leadership are not negotiable.”
― Cristina Imre

“Libraries are true representatives of soft skills.”
― Abid Hussain Library Officer

“Soft skills are taken for granted — they are mostly intangible and not tangible technical stuff that you can pick up from a specific course or qualification. Paradoxically it’s also soft skills that are the most valuable and transferable.”
― Binod Shankar, Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager

“Good designers work hard on their hard skills.
Good designers work even harder on their soft skills.”
― Mario Maruffi

“Dear Designer,
Work hard on your hard skills
Work even harder on your soft skills”
― Mario Maruffi