Deborah Tannen Quotes

When neighbours interact with each other, it is only natural that sometimes they will run into problems of some kind or another. As long as they respect each other, properly manage differences, and pursue mutual benefits, there will be harmonious sound instead of jarring noises.

I've always gotten along pretty well with people.

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

I can do the PR thing until the cows come home. That's my nature. I never want to upset anybody.

I try not to deal with people's hostility, though I must if they have something I need from them, as the professors did at Columbia or my landlord did.

This is not the time to make enemies.

Peace is hard, but we know that it is possible

The good people of this world are very far from being satisfied with each other & my arms are the best peacemakers.

If you want to keep the relationships you have, it's best not to talk about them.

I like to be a peacekeeper, and I just don't believe in stirring up conflict.

I've always thought I'd been pretty good with people, and I basically have spent a conflict-free life, you know?

I like to keep everyone happy. I feel like it's my responsibility to do that.

I'm always good mates with everyone and stay on the good side of people. I never let any bad blood between anyone.

I don't like upsetting people.

I've always found that you can enjoy your life a lot more if you can get on with people. If I don't get on with someone, I don't necessarily go out of my way to be best friends, but you learn as you grow up how to get on with people.

My own rhetoric is not so 'us versus them.' I don't like fighting.

It's more important to get along with people than to get ahead of them.

I don't think that there is a person that I've met - I'm sure there are - that I've had any conflict with.

Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.

Well, I just hope we can have peace, and I hope it'll do some good.

If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secrete of getting along - whether it be business, family relations, or life itself.

Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.

Peace must be more than the absence of war.

Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking.

Let me just say: Peace to you, if you're willing to fight for it.