Saint Augustine Quotes

It's important for people to, instead of automatically assuming everything the opposite side says is incorrect, you have to at least listen and see why someone might feel a certain way.

I don't like controversies. I try to understand where a person comes from and where he is.

My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise.

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

…in every locality we should look beyond our noses; and at least say nothing on points where it is probable we shall disagree.

Conversations create change. It's easy to call someone 'enemy,' but there's more to it, right?

I have disagreements with some and more agreements with others. But that doesn't mean I cannot listen to those I disagree with.

You don't see people that are willing to say 'You know what, you might be different politically, but let's find some common ground, let's find ways that we're actually similar.' We just assume immediately that we have nothing in common, what can even talk to that person about.

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.

It is only when the partisan shouting stops that we can hear each other's voices and concerns.

Talk to your enemies; sometimes ignorance comes from a lack of understanding.

You have to learn to have discourse with people you don't necessarily agree with.

The next time you find yourself in an argument, rather than defend your position, see if you can see the other point of view first.

I don't have to agree with everything you say, but I should attempt at least to understand it, for the opposite of mutual understanding is, quite simply, war.

I learned to have the patience to listen when people put forward their views, even if I think those views are wrong. You can't reach a just decision in a dispute unless you listen to both sides.

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

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

You should be able to voice your opinion and respect the voice of the other side. You should be willing to educate yourself and know what it is you're dealing with.

Dialogue between people of differing views is critical for fostering understanding in a democracy.

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it.

Throughout my life I have always been amazed that people couldn't listen to other people, that they couldn't hear their best intent, that there seemed to be an enormous need to demonize.

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

To have a liberal temperament is a kind of psychological boon, To be able to understand that someone you disagree with is not just a terrible creature but somebody with whom you disagree.

The belief in the therapeutic and redemptive force of dialogue depends on the assumption … that, after all, no idea is worth fighting over to the death and that we can always reach a position of accommodation if only we will sit down and talk it out

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another