Dale Carnegie Quotes

The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

I'm still conflict-averse. I don't like to argue.

One should not maintain a dispute.

I'm a mediator by training and inclination.

The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face.

Soft words and hard arguments.

There is no such thing as a conflict that cannot be ended.

The object of Parliament is to substitute argument for fisticuffs.

I'm a huge mediator.

Mediation is one of the most effective tools of non-violence. It can turn parties away from conflict, towards compromise.

The inhabitants will always see both sides of an argument so long as it can result in a fight.

A long dispute means both parties are wrong.

There is no conflict in the world that cannot be solved.

There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.

Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper.

You have to give everybody another recourse as some means other than violence, no matter how distasteful it may be to have to deal with them and what they represent.

I try to avoid conflict. I don't want people to be unhappy.

I'm not looking for a battle with anybody, neither the council nor our labor partners.

When people disagree with you, what you ultimately have to do is persuade people to agree with you - period.

You have to pick your battles on set.

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.

The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.