Barack Obama Quotes

It's important to learn how to have conversations with other people where it's not debating but discussing.

You have to engage with people who are different from you and try to work with their thinking and their mind. That's a real challenge.

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

That's probably a problem for some people in this business, they don't like to listen.

I simply do not think that yelling, swearing, threatening or belittling will get you to the place you want to be faster than kindness, understanding, patience and a little willingness to compromise.

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

I think one of the things I really learned in Denver is the value of being a good listener.

I definitely learned a lot about how to be more communicative with my crews.

Working with people is what I like to do. I don't feel intimidated. I always go in prepared. When you're not prepared, that's when you feel uncomfortable.

You cannot talk to people successfully if they think you are not interested in what they have to say or you have no respect for them.

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

One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my life, is to listen well.

I believe you can work with anybody.

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

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.

There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.

I've always been very aware of what I'm saying, but I'm also aware of what you're saying. I always want to make sure that my point is clear.

Tone is often the most important part of a conversation - and listening is so much more important than what you say.

I used to not listen that much, but I've really learnt to listen to other people and to really listen to what they're saying. I've found, especially being on a film set, people have so many different stories; if you just listen, you can pick up so much stuff. I try to listen as much as I can.

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

Both times I was in India, I could not get people to listen to each other. I had to literally tell people to listen to each other and tell them that they can't get creative and find alternate solutions if they don't listen to each other. There's a lot of arguing and justifying.

If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own.

You cannot just dictate at negotiations. You must also listen.

It’s important for me to hear others position and understand them.