J. B. Bickerstaff Quotes

When you have a conflict, that means that there are truths that have to be addressed on each side of the conflict. And when you have a conflict, then it's an educational process to try to resolve the conflict. And to resolve that, you have to get people on both sides of the conflict involved so that they can dialogue.

if we stop talking at one another, and start talking with one another, we can get a lot done.

I don't think that confrontation always leads to a solution.

When you're not being heard - I can't tell you what to do when you're not being heard. I do think there is a way to move in love and get things done, though.

It's important to work through things in a relationship. You can't just give up because you're frustrated. It's most important to talk things through together. And that, for me, has been the way I've best resolved problems in the past.

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.

'The Conversation' will hopefully touch on issues that will move people to want to strengthen communication and look to each other for solutions.

Conflict is drama, and how people deal with conflict shows you the kind of people they are.

I think we can work through a lot of these issues.

If you listen, you'll learn. If you talk over each other, you don't accomplish anything.

There's not a problem we have that we can't talk out. We can't shout it out.

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

There's always a way to talk.

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

In my mind, a good leader would say, 'OK, I need to sit down and talk to the guys who oppose me. Let me let them voice their opinions; let me get their thought process.'

Conflict, when handled correctly, strengthens.

Working together is the quickest road to marital problems.

I feel like I've always been a great mediator.

Negotiation is empathy. It's almost trite to say that if you can't put yourself in the seat of the other person you're speaking with, you're not going to do well. It's not about being a bully, not about making offers people can't refuse.

Two men can talk on the phone and maybe not agree on everything but at least respect each other.

As long as there is communication, everything can be solved.

The best way to minimize disagreement is to make sure that all the stakeholders are in the room.

Interactions - whether personal or business, teacher-student, friend to friend, or family member - all call for balance, respect, and compassion.

The beginning to correcting all of our mistakes is communication.

How else are we going to get anywhere if we can't talk to each other?