Barack Obama Quotes

We cannot have that relationship if we only dictate or threaten and condemn those who disagree.

You can talk about anything if you go about it the right way, which is never malicious.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.

There's not a problem we have that we can't talk out. We can't shout it out.

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 always found that if you handle a problem in a benevolent way and a transparent way and involve other people, so it's just not your personal opinion, that people get to the other side of these difficult conversations being more enthusiastic.

My wife and I do not argue. We communicate. We talk. But we've never fought in our entire relationship.

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.

If you shake your fist, the other guy will shake his too. But if you extend your hand to shake their hand, then they will extend theirs also, and you've made a friend.

I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion might be.

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

The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.

I am comfortable with myself, and this is how I am. I am not really interested in having an acrimonious fight with somebody.

Animosity is not a policy.

Just open, honest communication is the best thing in the world.

I learned that a long walk and calm conversation are an incredible combination if you want to build a bridge.

It's all very boring to say that we get along great and all that and sometimes we mock up come aggravation to make it interesting but the truth of it is that we get along so well we've never had an argument.

Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company.

I don't think it works to just be mad at them - Maxine Waters out ranting and kicking down the doors. It would be so easy to dismiss you and marginalize you.

We must learn that we can disagree with each other without becoming deadly enemies.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another

If you want peace, you have to accept the other. Talk to the other, and accept that they have rights.

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.

Remind yourself that winning an argument or proving your point really gets you nowhere in the long run. Win through your actions, not your words.

If yelling and threatening, intimidating and chanting solved problems, Illinois wouldn't have any problems. We're good at that stuff.