Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes

There is one particular argument that I call our 'ancient war.' If it could be summed up in one phrase, it would be, 'You don't get it. You don't understand what it's like to be me living with you.' There is such truth in that statement. None of us can really appreciate what it is like to be the other person, what that point of view feels like.

I find myself consistently drawn to writing about intimacy and the way we construct one another.

I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others.

It takes two to write a letter as much as it takes two to make a quarrel.

We women often gauge our own self-worth by the quality of our interactions with our lovers. And often these interactions are interpreted for, described for, processed by our women friends. Relationships are the conduits through which flows our connection with each other.

Life with another person is always difficult.

You should communicate with your other one. Understanding what they are on about is pretty key.

In the end, you can' t talk to everyone.

In marriage, compromise nurtures the 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.

Cedric, man, it's like if I'm working with you, like I'm sitting here now talking to you, I want to get along with you. That's how I am. I feel like if I get along with you, the work will be splendid.

It pleases me that people can be interactive.

It's a difficult question of relations between people.

No, we have our ups and downs, but we're all very up at the moment.

Relationships are a constant negotiation and balance.

Well, one doesn't try to hold Cass and Denny and Michelle together. It's a useless task to start with. You just sort of stay out of the way and let things roll as they can.

Relationships are negotiated and if you deal with ultimatums and authority all the time, then you're not going to get anywhere.

It usually takes two people a little while to learn where the funny buttons are and testy buttons are.

The real business of life is trying to understand each other.

Societies can easily talk themselves into conflict and misery. But they can also talk, and act, their way out.

I am not a perfect friend, and it is impossible not to rebuff or be rebuffed if you move about the world.

Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.

There are men who would quickly love each other if once they were speak to each other; for when they spoke they would discover that their souls had only separated by phantoms and delusions.

But for me, it feels like a natural extension of what I've been doing: exploring relationships. Here you have two relationships and we can explore how difficult it is for people to be together.

Communication is at the very core of our society. That's what makes us human.