Britt Robertson Quotes

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself.

In the real world, answers may not be clear cut. There will be messy choices, and you're not going to be able to construct a policy response in a neat and tidy way. Being able to listen to other people, even as you stay true to your principles, that's how you actually succeed.

My focus has always been: I can be an incredibly conservative, principled idea person, but that doesn't mean I have to shout at people.

At some point, you have to be willing to accept other people's opinions. I think that's helpful.

I think the key to improv is always listening. It's embracing. It's positivity. It's hearing things and not shutting them down.

I'm open to listening to proposals, options, it doesn't hurt.

You have to be open to other people's ideas, and you can't be too married to your own.

Flexibility, openness and softness are consorting with life. When you are rigid and you know the answer and don't listen to other people's point of view, you are consorting with death. Everything that is old and close to death is brittle and breaks apart including our thinking. So always stay flexible and soft and listen to others with caring. And truthfully, all of the verses hit me - especially when you think about them for days, and then write on them.

I really am opinionated, but not for long. I have found myself coming off of what I think of something because the guy I'm talking to makes better sense than I am. I have so many points of view, I can't keep track of 'em, because I talk to too many people... I'm not so opinionated that I won't budge.

I believe you can work with anybody.

I'm just not a purist. You set goals and you have to work with everyone to figure out how to get what you can.

People who work with me say I have a four-step response to new ideas: rejection, reconsideration, acceptance, ownership. I need to listen more patiently.

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

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.

One of the things my father taught me was you should not exclude those who are opposed to your ideas.

Sometimes a little compromise isn't a bad thing. You don't need to be precious about it.

Understanding is a two-way street.

When you collaborate, you have to be willing to scrap a lot.

I've learned that in order to achieve what I wanted, it made more sense to negotiate than to defend the autonomy of my work by pounding my fist on the table.

You can learn a little bit from everybody, so you should be able to work a bit with everybody.

I'm somebody who doesn't feel the need to be in the driver's seat all the time. I appreciate the perspective of being in the passenger's seat sometimes, and I feel fortunate for that because I've learned a lot from that perspective.

Negotiating is a little like jazz. You improvise on a theme. You know where you want to go, but you’re not always sure how to get there.

Don't beg, don't threaten and don't assume you're always right.

The more people talk directly to each other, the better. Dialogue is the way of solving issues.