James Patterson Quotes

I think in most relationships that have problems, there's fault on both sides. And in order for it to work, there has to be some common ground that's shared. And it's not just one person making amends.

Clean fighting solves everything. It ends all bad blood and any ill feelings people have. That's my thoughts.

I don't think there's anything more important than making peace before it's too late. And it almost always falls to the child to try to move toward the parent.

If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her.

In every family, people fight, don't talk and then make amends.

If I could give one piece of advice, it would be 'If you're angry with a family member, talk to God about it, not the other members of your family.'

I love my mother and hope to one day reconcile with her.

You must embrace the man you hate, if you cannot be justified in knocking him down.

The best way to have the last word is to apologize.

I think most of the time when people have big disagreements and big misunderstandings, when time lessens that blow it creates a deeper understanding for both people.

I don't feel bitterness, I don't feel anger towards anybody. Fighting is never emotional to me.

I'm trying to get the terrorist out of the bugaboo category and into the category of a fellow human being.

It's OK to argue with your friends. Guys can do it better than girls, usually, but if you ever get into a fight with a true friend or a spouse or a boyfriend, get it out, fight, be angry for five minutes, and then move past it. Don't let it fester; don't hold a grudge. If you do, that's when it will get worse and worse.

If you're a politician, you might want to learn the Buddhist way of negotiation. Restoring communication and bringing back reconciliation is clear and concrete in Buddhism.

I don't like anybody to be angry with me. I'd rather have friends.

Even between the best of friends, mistakes and misunderstandings can happen.

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.

The motto should not be: Forgive one another; rather understand one another.

Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes.

I've been working on my relationship with my parents and my sister over the years.

I have mended fences with both my sisters. But do I have their families on my side? Not easily. My one sister, Florence, has two lawyers in the family and two doctors. Of course, I couldn't win that battle.

I'd say that if you had a strained relationship with your mom, for whatever reason, the best thing to do is be open with each other, talk it over, try and work it out somehow as opposed to just putting a wall up and pushing them away.

I'm just a person who forgives and forgets. I have a hard time holding grudges.

My mom and I have always had issues.

There is no such thing as emotional incompatibility. There are only misunderstandings and mistakes which can easily be set right if we have the will to do so.