Brian Andreas Quotes

Resist the need to be 'right' all the time or to always have the last word.

Even married people have differences of opinion, I'm told.

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.

My father passed on one important piece of relationship advice before he died. He said son, in a relationship you can either be right or you can be happy. You'll soon find out that you don't care that much about being right.

My wife would say my worst habit is that I'm not good at dropping subjects. If something bothers me, I'll bring it up endlessly and relentlessly. I think it's a search for clarity, but she uses different words.

I'm practicing the discipline of not having to have the last word.

After years of doing it, you learn the difference between your ego and your opinion. When you're married you have to cut through that.

Nice people with common sense do not make interesting characters. They only make good former spouses.

You can be happy, or you can be right. If you want to be part of a couple and win every argument, you're in trouble.

Dating someone on the opposite end of the happy spectrum teaches you an incredible amount of patience.

The worst-tempered people I've ever met were the people who knew they were wrong.

I'm quite modest. I don't want to tell people I'm a leader.

I've long believed that if you understand how conversational styles work, you can make adjustments in conversations to get what you want in your relationships.

I've never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn't over yet.

Always having to have the last word is a bad trait. Pisses people off.

It's not hard to get a girl if I wanted one. But it doesn't mean you want it, and even if you did, you're certainly not going to rub it in anybody's face.

I'm sorry," she says. I wheel around. "You know, you're a total know-it-all. And it's incredibly rude sometimes; I mean, you're not perfect either, and you act like it's my fault but it's not my fault for being quiet or your fault for being a know-it-all. It's not your problem or my problem; it's their problem. They're the demented ones, not us, so don't take it out on me, because the only thing that holds things together for me is having someone else on the Not Demented Team.

The worst-tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong.

I have several times made a poor choice by avoiding a necessary confrontation.

I think people should try to teach young children that these qualities - stubbornness and a capacity to listen - might look like they are opposites, but they are not.

Remember that no relationship is a total waste of time. You can always learn something about yourself.

My wife never throws anything at me that I can't handle.

I'd rather laugh - not fuss and fight. You can articulate your point without arguing. When you're arguing constantly, you just need to say, 'You're real cool, but you're not for me.'

I realize that of all people, I am no expert on parenting or marriage.

I like tough relationships. I think relationships with conflict are good for you - you learn. But you can't listen too much. I have a strong point of view, and it's important that I fight for my ideas.