Al Davis Quotes

What's important for that person on the other side of the table, and what's important for the client?

The best way to minimize disagreement is to make sure that all the stakeholders are in the room.

It's important to work through things in a relationship. You can't just give up because you're frustrated. It's most important to talk things through together. And that, for me, has been the way I've best resolved problems in the past.

After 45 years of marriage, when I have an argument with my wife, if we don't agree, we do what she wants. But, when we agree, we do what I want!

The second time around, I'll understand that, as a husband, my wife doesn't care about my opinions. I just need to tell her the things that will continue to help me stack the brownie points.

The best way to persuade people is with your ears - by listening to them.

The best way to make a good deal is to have the ability to walk away from it.

Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be compulsory.

The best you can sometimes do is learn to take a breath, count to ten and simply accept that try as you might, no, your husband will never, ever learn not to drop a wet towel on the bed. That acceptance too counts as resolving a fight.

You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it. Democracy, marriage, friendship. You can't just say, 'She's my best friend.' That's not a given, it's a process.

Do we have to talk in order to agree or agree in order to talk?

I think one of the basic reasons men make good friends is that they can make up their minds quickly.

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

And as long as your cats is loyal to what y'all are standing for, and they know how to play the game, it should be no way you can lose. It's about compromising; it's about respecting one another's position, and about going with your heart as far as what you believe in.

I think the best way to keep a relationship hot is to simply try to make time for each other. That's it.

Hopefully, we can build bridges, but we also have to draw lines.

The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.

All training is negotiation, whether you're training dogs or spouses.

I try to be the best husband I can be, and if people respect that, that's cool. But there's no 'perfect husband.' We just all try to do the best we can, you know what I mean?

I think the most important foundation about any relationship is just being honest. You've got to. My wife and I are honest to a fault with each other, and we're best friends on top of it, so we're very fortunate.

My belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relationships.

Some people are like wheelbarrows; useful only when pushed, and very easily upset. The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.

The two most important words in marriage for me are 'yes, dear.'

This is a duty now. Pick up the phone and call me, particularly when your ideas differ from mine.

I don’t always agree with my wife, but we discuss the issue with love and respect. And then I say “yes.”