Ronna McDaniel Quotes

You can disagree without being disagreeable.

People love to take sides, but it's not effective. It's not really an effective way of communicating something, because you're either already part of the side or you're going to feel attacked and get defensive.

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

Real answers need to be found in dialogue and interaction and, yes, our shared human condition. This means being open to one another instead of simply fighting to maintain a prescribed position.

Politeness is the poison of collaboration.

You can disagree without being disagreeable. That's always been my mantra.

Strong alliances can thrive even where disagreements exist, but they cannot thrive where free and open communication is shut down.

I am completely in favour of dialogue and engagement. But it must be a true, open dialogue.

Skillful conversationalists can explore disagreements and make points in ways that feel constructive and positive rather than combative or corrective.

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.

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.

Communication between band-mates is imperative. Communication is the key to any healthy relationship. If I need to be checked, I expect to hear it put in plain words what my faults are, and give my band-mates the ultimate consideration by shutting up and listening, then acting on the advice given. Same goes for anyone else in any band.

When you deal with your brother, be pleasant, but get a witness.

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.

If a person says or does something that we consider offensive, our first obligation is to refuse to take offense and then communicate privately, honestly, and directly with that individual. Such an approach invites inspiration from the Holy Ghost and permits misperceptions to be clarified and true intent to be understood.

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

It's better for me to go up against someone's passion with my passion and then clarifying something that he wrote. Then I know how to work around certain things.

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

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.

I think it's important to understand people can disagree on things, and still move forward.

Activism is a very admirable way to create change, but it has to go hand in hand with personal contact with the people with whom we have opposing points of view; without that, there will never be any movement.

I'm always ready to negotiate in good faith with others.

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

I'm still trying to figure out how to have an adult relationship with my parents.

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