Brianna Keilar Quotes

Avoid sarcasm. Don't insist on the last word.

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.

My stay-married secret would probably be exercising good communication, not when you have to but all the time. I think if you do that, you kinda just cleanse the situations, so there's not build up. I think that's probably the best way to do it.

If I had a row with my husband, it's not going to work my saying, 'Right, if you don't do what I want, I'm going to walk out.' It doesn't work on any level. What you do is you go in and you say, 'I have a problem. You have a problem. Let's try and sort this out together.' You don't come to an agreement with people who you're falling out with badly.

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

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.

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

It's not necessary with your friends to discuss something you know you will disagree profoundly on.

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 you come to a negotiation table saying you have the final truth, that you know nothing but the truth and that is final, you will get nothing.

We're going to hear a lot of spirited discussion about the President's plan in the next few days and weeks and that's fine as long as everyone comes ready to talk and not just snipe, complain and argue.

It does not good to shout anyone down….There will be no shouting.

The most difficult thing to do is to communicate the positive.

Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.

There's a certain time that when somebody asks you a question, you answer them. I don't think I said anything with venom. If you can express yourself without anger and make it as palatable as you can, that's what you do.

There is no fun in getting into a debate or a contest of wills. If something important comes out of the conversation, okay. If not, that's okay, too.

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

I don't believe that using inflammatory rhetoric on either side of a debate is productive.

There is a way to disagree with someone, but it doesn't have to be threatening.

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

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

That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary.

During a negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leave personalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities more objectively.

I enjoy the debate... I haven't met a single person in Congress yet that I dislike. It's not about moderating your views: it's about being able to talk about them and defending them in a way that's uplifting to people.