Dan Crenshaw Quotes

If I disagree with someone, I let them have their say and move on. I don't want to be the one to lecture.

The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation - or a relationship.

The first thing you’ve got to do in a community is listen, not talk.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

I'm not joining in personal attacks... I don't do personal attacks.

You can talk about anything if you go about it the right way, which is never malicious.

I do think people of good will can have different opinions but still be coming not from a place of malice.

I try to be respectful of how other people think, I try to listen to what they're saying.

Avoid sarcasm. Don't insist on the last word.

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak.

Real answers need to be found in dialogue and interaction and, yes, our shared human condition. This means being open to one another instead of simply fighting to maintain a prescribed position.

I have and I will always work to promote a civil public discourse.

It's not necessary with your friends to discuss something you know you will disagree profoundly on.

What the nation's built on is discussion, contradiction and growth, and at the moment you can't discuss anything. If you do start to discuss it, you get criticized. If people hate us, you have to find out why and try to solve that problem.

Listen to other people tell their story, but don't believe them. You know that it's just a story that is only true for them, but listen because the communication can be wonderful.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.

If a person says or does something that we consider offensive, our first obligation is to refuse to take offense and then communicate privately, honestly, and directly with that individual. Such an approach invites inspiration from the Holy Ghost and permits misperceptions to be clarified and true intent to be understood.

In the past, I used to argue with those who didn't share my views. I felt this incredible need to 'make my point.' Now I live my life and do my best to be an example of what seems right to me.

At one time, I was very angry. I even treated fashion like a kind of crusade: you were either with us or against us, that kind of feeling. Now I know we need ideas, not kicking down a door.

It’s important for me to hear others position and understand them.

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

We can argue and we can disagree, but we don’t need to poke our fingers in each other’s eyes in order to get our points across.

When you walk into those situations that have a lot of conflict in them, the first thing to do is to be present enough to allow the other person to speak first. You're not giving power away; you're actually allowing them to feel seen and understood.

In order to practice dialogue, you need to be able to set aside your assumptions and try to listen more than you want to talk. It's not always politically correct to be able to do that, but it can give you a better sense of the reality.

I think I'm always trying to see the other's point of view, dealing in a very heart-to-heart way.