Cynthia Alksne Quotes

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

When men understand what each other mean, they see for the most part, that controversy is either superfluous or hopeless.

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

You can tell if someone is about social intercourse or just about browbeating somebody with their opinion. It's no fun arguing with a closed-minded person.

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.

The more we can get together and talk about various perspectives, feelings, beliefs, the better.

Well, you can't argue with somebody that won't argue back.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

Jaw-jaw is better than war-war.

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.

When I'm arguing, I'm competing. I'm trying to win a game. And if that's what's called for, it's just a reaction.

I think it's important to have conversation about things instead of shutting things down.

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

At the heart of every great movie is conflict. It's the same with a meeting. There should be conflict and tension.

I would never say don't have an argument.

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

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.

We can't always agree on everything.

I just don't believe that you have to come in and insult people when you want to change things.

Discussion in America means dissent.

Truth springs from argument amongst friends.

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

I learned firsthand that there would simply be no wars if people engaged in real conversation.

Dialogue means debates and everyone's point of view.

Arguments, like children, should be like the subject that begets them.