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A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

Consensus building doesn't necessarily fit with my experience.

I have always believed in dialogue and in nonviolence, and if you look at my background you will see that it has always been my policy to talk to everyone.

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

The only way to conduct an effective collaboration is to debate the things upon which you disagree. If one doesn't manage to bring the other around to his point of view, then whichever collaborator feels the most passionate about the thing being debated ought to get his way.

I'd much rather have 15 people arguing about something than 15 people splitting into two camps, each side convinced it's right and not talking to the other.

Hold on. It’s not a fight. It’s a discussion.

We can calm down our argument a little so that we can learn what it is that we are actually arguing about.

I'm willing to sit down with anybody and have constructive criticism.

If there are differences of views or divergence of ideas, they can be resolved through discussion and dialogue.

There's a time for debate and a time for consensus. There's a time for advocacy and time for first principles.

Surely, serious problems can't be solved just by talking about them.

During a negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leave personalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities more objectively.

Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

The brave view is that talking it out helps work it out. Maybe the realistic view is that talking it out inflames the issues further. But that is America, especially these days.

He who is silent must be agreed with, for what shall the wings of opposition thresh upon, without the winds of conversation to shoulder them.

We can't always agree on everything.

Discussion in America means dissent.

Relationships are negotiated and if you deal with ultimatums and authority all the time, then you're not going to get anywhere.

When people disagree with you, what you ultimately have to do is persuade people to agree with you - period.

I feel very strongly that you can't just beat people up anymore; you have to work hand in hand and find ways to compromise, and get big business involved, because it won't happen otherwise.

Unless you are willing to compromise, society cannot live together.

It is better to discuss things, to argue and engage in polemics than make perfidious plans of mutual destruction.

My job is to come up with something that you like and you agree with that you would play wholeheartedly. If we disagree, I may not be doing my job correctly.