Victoria Osteen Quotes

My stay-married secret would probably be exercising good communication, not when you have to but all the time. I think if you do that, you kinda just cleanse the situations, so there's not build up. I think that's probably the best way to do it.

If I had a row with my husband, it's not going to work my saying, 'Right, if you don't do what I want, I'm going to walk out.' It doesn't work on any level. What you do is you go in and you say, 'I have a problem. You have a problem. Let's try and sort this out together.' You don't come to an agreement with people who you're falling out with badly.

Skillful conversationalists can explore disagreements and make points in ways that feel constructive and positive rather than combative or corrective.

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

I'd rather lose an argument than get into a long discussion in order to win it.

I simply do not think that yelling, swearing, threatening or belittling will get you to the place you want to be faster than kindness, understanding, patience and a little willingness to compromise.

Problems should be solved by talking and not in an aggressive manner.

Emotions are one of the main things that derail communication. Once people get upset at one another, rational thinking goes out of the window.

In my experience, yelling at people that they are wrong and disgusting rarely wins the argument, nor changes point of view.

If your first objective in the negotiation, instead of making your argument, is to hear the other side out, that's the only way you can quiet the voice in the other guy's mind. But most people don't do that.

Awkward conversations are painful, but they're way easier than divorce, resentment, and heartbreak.

I feel like anything can be worked out; you just gotta talk through it as adults.

I would never say don't have an argument.

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

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

I see couples fighting about the stupidest things. You just have to rise above everything.

Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening.

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

I decided to get to know my opponents and their arguments.

One thing I've learned to appreciate as I've gotten a little older is direct forms of communication.

I think confrontation is healthy, because it clears the air very quickly.

The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.

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

What advice do I tell my grandson? I listen to him.

I don't fight with people - like, I can barely fight with my husband because I'll just start crying instead.