Laurell K. Hamilton Quotes

I believe that it's important to not just shy away from confrontation.

My wife would say my worst habit is that I'm not good at dropping subjects. If something bothers me, I'll bring it up endlessly and relentlessly. I think it's a search for clarity, but she uses different words.

So many bad things happen in this world because people don't know how to express things.

In elementary school, we should teach nonviolent conflict resolution and healthy communication skills, which will help children cope with issues like rejection and sexuality later in life.

People don't know how to listen, and it's not their fault. In school, we learn how to read, we learn how to write - but nobody teaches you how to listen.

Sometimes I wonder which is worse - confrontational people who are afraid of caring or caring people who are afraid of confrontation.

Shigure: JUST LISTEN TO ME FOR A SECOND, KYO! Kyo: SHUT UP! I HATE THIS! DO YOU REALLY GET THAT MUCH ENJOYMENT FROM PLAYING WITH PEOPLES' LIVES?! Shigure: Well, yes, now that you mention it, I do--BUT THIS IS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD! Kyo: Man, your persuasion skills SUCK! Tohru: Um, welcome home. Dinner's- Kyo: NOT HUNGRY! Shigure: KYO! DON'T TAKE THIS OUT ON TOHRU! And come back to the entrance hall this instant and take those shoes off! Yuki: He's right, Shigure. You really do suck at persuasion.

He gave her an indulgent look. "I'll forgive these rash words for now." She sputtered, "Forgive? Let's talk about who should be forgiving who.""Whom," he corrected."Shut up! I'm in the right here. Remember all those things you did to me?"

Remember, it takes two to make an argument. The one who is wrong is the one who will be doing most of the talking.

Every relationship you have, you're learning and growing and taking something from that.

It's a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with.

I'm not good at confrontation. I know my strengths. I like company. And I am not a great arguer... I do find it much easier talking to people I like about things we both like.

I like tough relationships. I think relationships with conflict are good for you - you learn. But you can't listen too much. I have a strong point of view, and it's important that I fight for my ideas.

Work is a different type of pursuit than relationships. You can't take the skills that you know that have gotten you into that great school or into that great job and apply them to your relationships.

Resist the need to be 'right' all the time or to always have the last word.

Well, you can't argue with somebody that won't argue back.

I don't think you learn how to act. You learn how to use your emotions and feelings.

My job is to have empathy and curiosity for things that I've never done. Also, I'm a person whom people talk to.

It's difficult to love someone you don't respect, which is hard to remember when you're having an argument.

I can be a good listener. I can ask the right questions a lot of the time.

I don't have the ability to find a middle ground with my audiences, and I know this too well.

I don't have a ton of enemies. I get along with people pretty well when I'm not annoying them to death.

People learn the most about themselves by confronting those with whom they deeply disagree..

Unfortunately, I am not the typical, old-school, 'Yes dear, you're right,' just to get out of a situation. I am more of the type to work it out until you think I'm right or I think you're right.

Let's teach boys at school the personally and economically valuable skills of self-expression and emotional intelligence, of mediation and problem-solving.