Garth Brooks Quotes

I would never say don't have an argument.

I think confrontation is healthy, because it clears the air very quickly.

When you disagree with somebody else, they often tend to get very defensive. But that doesn't stop me from doing the kind of work that I want to do.

I'm not a trash talker, that's not my thing. But if someone asks me, I'm going to say what I feel and what I think.

I am very straight-forward and direct. If I disagree with something, I say something about it.

Never argue; repeat your assertion.

My mom. Growing up with her, she always taught us to say whatever. Like, 'You think something, say it. Don't bite your tongue for people.' I think there's a fine line with that, but at the same time, I'm a firm believer in speaking your mind.

Communication, that keeps everything cool. Not holding anything back, you got to tell each other what's on your mind, that's really it. Otherwise when one gets mad at one, it can burst and you just let it out and it can just come out wrong.

Very often, when you get into a conversation that's more of a debate, you'll pick up that the other person is venting at you. And when someone vents at you, it triggers a reaction. You get defensive and vent back.

Our best comes out when we have honest discussions.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

I did not deal well with the politicians. I tend to tell people that when they are full of crap, that they are full of crap.

Anyone working at HootSuite will tell you that I don't sugarcoat my opinions. I heavily encourage feedback and suggestions - partly because I'm blunt about offering the same in return.

If I don't agree with something, I let people know, and it occasionally leads to tension. But I usually iron things out.

I am totally down with disagreement. I don't like Haterade, but disagreement is wonderful. When someone disagrees, we try to reach common ground. That's good.

I usually tell people upfront what to expect, and that I really want their feedback and their ideas, and if they think I've got a hair out of place or food stuck in my teeth, gosh, I want to know that.

Managing dissent is about recognizing the value of disagreement, discord and difference.

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.

When people are wrong, you've got to let them know it.

I've had some pretty good arguments with people, but I've never regretted it. I've had people come up where it's all emotion and no fact. That's always sad.

You have to speak your mind, but without being cruel.

I'd rather lose an argument than get into a long discussion in order to win it.

I can do whatever I want. They will tell me if what I am doing is stupid or a total waste of time. I may tell them that they are wrong, and we will come to an agreement.

I'm not passive aggressive. If something bothers me, I think about it, then I act on it. I express it.

Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind.