Barbara Walters Quotes

How else are we going to get anywhere if we can't talk to each other?

'The Conversation' will hopefully touch on issues that will move people to want to strengthen communication and look to each other for solutions.

The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it.

Interactions - whether personal or business, teacher-student, friend to friend, or family member - all call for balance, respect, and compassion.

Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference.

Do we have to talk in order to agree or agree in order to talk?

Understanding is a two-way street.

If you listen, you'll learn. If you talk over each other, you don't accomplish anything.

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

if we stop talking at one another, and start talking with one another, we can get a lot done.

I'm always for constructive conversation, meaningful conversation, not just words, but conversation.

All the small things matter. Communication. It doesn't matter what you are doing. You have to be on the same page.

All sides must learn to respect one another.

It's important for people to give every leader the chance to step forward and look for ways to have dialogue.

I've always found that if you listen to people you can find common ground.

To understand one another, and to grow in charity and truth, we need to pause, to accept and listen to one another. In this way we already begin to experience unity. Unity grows along the way, it never stands still. Unity happens when we walk together.

Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own understanding. And express those challenges in terms of serving other people.

However, it must always remain a dialogue, and never an imposition of the church's own convictions and methods. Propose, not impose. To serve, and not to dominate.

Connecting with Canadians isn't about what you say, it's about what you're listening to. It's about what you understand.

The best way to persuade people is with your ears - by listening to them.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?

Two great talkers will not travel far together.

My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise.

It's my job that if somebody wants to have a discussion about something, I'm certainly sensitive to that, and I'm willing to do it.