Ford Frick Quotes

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.

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

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.

I'm a very good listener, and I'm not interested in having fights simply for a question of protocol or vanity.

If you let things devolve into a shouting match, then it's really difficult to have a discussion, a serious discussion.

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

There's a certain time that when somebody asks you a question, you answer them. I don't think I said anything with venom. If you can express yourself without anger and make it as palatable as you can, that's what you do.

You can disagree without being disagreeable. That's always been my mantra.

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

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.

The list of problems that we all experience may be endless, but I honestly cannot abide by the rule that, 'He who yells louder is heard.'

The most difficult thing to do is to communicate the positive.

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.

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

Dialogue can be held with everyone. It is not necessary to be like-minded to hold talks, but it is compulsory to be right-minded.

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

That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary.

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

My wife and I do not argue. We communicate. We talk. But we've never fought in our entire relationship.

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

I'd rather laugh - not fuss and fight. You can articulate your point without arguing. When you're arguing constantly, you just need to say, 'You're real cool, but you're not for me.'

At one time or another, we have all faced the temptation to disconnect by giving someone the silent treatment. After being married to Joel for more than twenty-one years, I have learned that is not the best way to handle a disagreement.

A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.

The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face.

People can get into very bad habits of arguing ideas and shutting them down.