Afrika Bambaataa Quotes

I behaved poorly by starting this whole thing and I made some mistakes in dealing with it, and they made some mistakes in dealing with me, and taking down all my stuff was probably one of them.

There are two types of people: those who try to win and those who try to win arguments. They are never the same.

Be part of the solution and answer to the problem versus part of the problem and continuing argument around it.

The news is increasingly full of mismatched people saying daft things to one another.

The list of problems that we all experience may be endless, but I honestly cannot abide by the rule that, 'He who yells louder is heard.'

We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we use problems as weapons to blame and defeat opposition forces. No wonder we can't come up with real lasting solutions!

When men understand what each other mean, they see for the most part, that controversy is either superfluous or hopeless.

You don’t want to humiliate your enemy—your adversary.

The two sides should … stop blaming the other side and instead step back and consider what in their own behavior has contributed the derailment..

Reasonable people can have differences.

As veterans we should be smarter about how we talk about things.

When I was younger, if I got into arguments, I'd become aggressive and violent, but I learnt the hard way that was only going to end negatively.

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

I would never say don't have an argument.

What I don't like to see is a lot of chirping and guys just talking crap to each other. If you got something wrong with a guy, go see him.

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

It's not enough to hate your enemy. You have to understand how the two of you bring each other to deep completion.

The absence of strife does not necessarily indicate the presence of peace.

If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

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

Always remember, however sure you are that you could easily win, that there would not be a war if the other man did not think he also had a chance.

A perfect marriage is one in which "I'm sorry" is said just often enough.

compromise is the work of mature people.

In marriage people get in fights because they don't communicate, because you don't want to hurt the other person. If you do want to hurt the other person, then shame on you - you're an asshole. My wife and I do not argue. We communicate. We talk. But we've never fought in our entire relationship.

When you start off by telling those who disagree with you that they are not merely in error but in sin, how much of a dialogue do you expect?