J. B. Bickerstaff Quotes

The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it.

I'm not opposed to talking with anyone who is willing to talk.

'The Conversation' will hopefully touch on issues that will move people to want to strengthen communication and look to each other for solutions.

Genuine dialogue, not rhetorical bomb-throwing, leads to progress.

There's always a way to talk.

How else are we going to get anywhere if we can't talk to each other?

Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory.

Certainly I'm always willing to talk to anyone who's interested in talking to me!

Communication is everyone's panacea for everything.

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

The belief in the therapeutic and redemptive force of dialogue depends on the assumption … that, after all, no idea is worth fighting over to the death and that we can always reach a position of accommodation if only we will sit down and talk it out

Talking to people is not giving them anything.

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

'Dialogue' is not a dirty word; it's our word.

You need to talk to people, and you need to hear what it is they have to say.

What I've really learned is to be open to listen to other people's opinions and then question my own thoughts. And learn how to talk to people. The biggest gift from having one of these moments is that it gets people talking.

I think that's the most important thing: that we create dialogue.

A conversation isn't a competition.

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

Listen more than you talk.

I see people in terms of dialogue and I believe that people are their talk.

Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference.

It's my job that if somebody wants to have a discussion about something, I'm certainly sensitive to that, and I'm willing to do it.

Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation.

Use anything you can think of to understand and be understood, and you'll discover the creativity that connects you with others.