R. C. Sproul Quotes

If you have ever been to couples therapy it's really, really challenging.

What will support any relationship is clear, complete and conscious conversations when upsets or breakdowns occur.

The best weapon is to sit down and talk.

One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my life, is to listen well.

I'm a mediator by training and inclination.

If something happens, you have to realize that you can't just yell at people all the time.

So many bad things happen in this world because people don't know how to express things.

Couples counseling gets many couples back together. But not all, and not always. For your own sake and that of your children, however, I recommend it - I almost insist on it - as the first step for anyone unhappy in a relationship.

Negotiators run the risk of achieving agreement and then having to take yes for an answer when they are emotionally accustomed to confrontation.

Before you decide to have an argument, think about what you really want to accomplish. Do you just want to let your feelings out, or is there a point you are trying to make? What is it?

In my mind, a good leader would say, 'OK, I need to sit down and talk to the guys who oppose me. Let me let them voice their opinions; let me get their thought process.'

Peer mediation is a chance for students to work with other students to help them resolve problems, arguments, disagreements without having to get the teacher or the administration involved.

Usually, you can figure out where a person's mistakes came from if you ask them the genesis of their thought process: 'Why did you do it this way?' As opposed to telling them they did it the wrong way. Understanding their thought process will ultimately help you be able to communicate with them and navigate around them.

When I was growing up, I never saw couples fight on the family sitcoms I loved to watch. Subsequently, when tough times arose in my own relationship, I wasn't prepared and felt so isolated and alone. Marital issues weren't a part of the narrative that television told me was a 'working relationship.'

I feel like I've always been a great mediator.

What is not cool is if we have a problem with an artist or if an artist has a problem with us, come to us directly. Talk to us. Don't start a Twitter war and all that kind of stuff. That's silly.

My boyfriend and I like to fight a lot. I have a lot of problems. He has a lot of problems. Somehow, we always work them out and find a way back to each other.

I've learned It 's better to address conflicts head on and then move on.

Negotiation is empathy. It's almost trite to say that if you can't put yourself in the seat of the other person you're speaking with, you're not going to do well. It's not about being a bully, not about making offers people can't refuse.

I think one of the things I really learned in Denver is the value of being a good listener.

I definitely learned a lot about how to be more communicative with my crews.

I feel like anything can be worked out; you just gotta talk through it as adults.

I can't believe I'm about to say this," I said. "So think real careful about where this is coming from. Have you people ever considered *talking* when you've got a problem?

...people have character strength but they lack communication skills, and that undoubtedly affects the quality of relationships as well.

Respectful communication under conflict or opposition is an essential and truly awe-inspiring ability.