Warren Farrell Quotes

Conversations create change. It's easy to call someone 'enemy,' but there's more to it, right?

Once you have dialogue starting, you know you can break down prejudice.

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

At a person-to-person level, I think that there's always something to be said for having some empathy for the folks who really, really disagree with you about a given topic.

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

My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise.

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.

We need to understand the other side to impact the other side. We become much more effective as humans and leaders when we engage in hearty conversations with those who are different from us, not necessarily to change our opinions, but to build the empathy muscle.

We're so divided as a world that we don't often have the opportunity to sit down and talk to people who are different to us. We're so ready to always be right that we sometimes forget it's OK to listen.

We must first listen, then speak - with humility - to genuinely hear the perspectives of those with whom we don't immediately or instinctively agree.

Speech, not violence, is how we will bridge the divides between us.

Talk to your enemies; sometimes ignorance comes from a lack of understanding.

I don't like controversies. I try to understand where a person comes from and where he is.

Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own understanding. And express those challenges in terms of serving other people.

Connecting with Canadians isn't about what you say, it's about what you're listening to. It's about what you understand.

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

Whenever I've encountered a Christian saying, 'Why don't you stop talking like that so I can hear you?' I think, 'Well you're the one putting the earmuffs on, but I wish you could hear me because I like you.'

That's important, apologizing, listening, you know, I think the teens I speak with, most of them don't feel understood. They feel like they're being lectured to all the time.

I learned firsthand that there would simply be no wars if people engaged in real conversation.

The more we can get together and talk about various perspectives, feelings, beliefs, the better.

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

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

The longer we listen to one another - with real attention - the more commonality we will find in all our lives. That is, if we are careful to exchange with one another life stories and not simply opinions.

It sounds so trite but in relationships, you have to communicate.

Hear the other side.