Abraham Lincoln Quotes

I will listen to any argument put to me.

In order to practice dialogue, you need to be able to set aside your assumptions and try to listen more than you want to talk. It's not always politically correct to be able to do that, but it can give you a better sense of the reality.

I am good at persuading people. In convincing the other, I try to start from their point of view so it's easier for me to find a common denominator.

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

Young and older people need to learn relationships take time and effort.

When you're trying to persuade people, more often than not, they feel you're being pushy. When you focus on influencing them, they're much less defensive and open to hearing what you have to say.

What I've really learned is to be open to listen to other people's opinions and then question my own thoughts. And learn how to talk to people. The biggest gift from having one of these moments is that it gets people talking.

It's my job that if somebody wants to have a discussion about something, I'm certainly sensitive to that, and I'm willing to do it.

Communication is so key.

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

What you're doing is putting into professional play the way that you relate to other people, the way that you analyze and relate to a written text, the way that you would persuade anybody to do anything. It has to do with listening, with humility and a sense of yourself.

When you have a conflict, that means that there are truths that have to be addressed on each side of the conflict. And when you have a conflict, then it's an educational process to try to resolve the conflict. And to resolve that, you have to get people on both sides of the conflict involved so that they can dialogue.

Well, you can't argue with somebody that won't argue back.

I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person's shoes. Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.

I've always been very aware of what I'm saying, but I'm also aware of what you're saying. I always want to make sure that my point is clear.

You can't make people respond.

Understanding is a two-way street.

Seek first to understand, then to be understood.

There is as much wisdom in listening as there is in speaking - and that goes for all relationships, not just romantic ones.

I know some people who never have any difficulties to speak of. The moment I understood your premisses, I felt sure you had a real foundation to hold on.

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

I think he will probably come round in time, I mean to renew the subject pretty often.

If you listen, you'll learn. If you talk over each other, you don't accomplish anything.

If you are explaining, you are losing.

You've got to be an observer. And you've got to take time to listen to people, talk, to watch what they do.