William James Quotes

Don't beg, don't threaten and don't assume you're always right.

In any relationship, there's gonna be conflict.

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

It's important to work through things in a relationship. You can't just give up because you're frustrated. It's most important to talk things through together. And that, for me, has been the way I've best resolved problems in the past.

No, you're not allowed to be bossy when you're married. You have to learn compromise, and compassion and patience.

The best you can sometimes do is learn to take a breath, count to ten and simply accept that try as you might, no, your husband will never, ever learn not to drop a wet towel on the bed. That acceptance too counts as resolving a fight.

You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it. Democracy, marriage, friendship. You can't just say, 'She's my best friend.' That's not a given, it's a process.

All training is negotiation, whether you're training dogs or spouses.

If you want to get along with somebody, let them be right, and it will last longer.

There's not a problem we have that we can't talk out. We can't shout it out.

Continuing to listen and grow is important because we get into bad habits in relationships.

It's been 32 years of learning to communicate. We have had ups and downs.

Conflict, when handled correctly, strengthens.

Conflict resolution, all those things, are important. When you're in a group environment, you have to have those. If you don't, things fester. Have the conversation. Resolve it. Move forward.

Interactions - whether personal or business, teacher-student, friend to friend, or family member - all call for balance, respect, and compassion.

In a marriage, we have to accommodate each other's views.

When you're not being heard - I can't tell you what to do when you're not being heard. I do think there is a way to move in love and get things done, though.

Life with another person is always difficult.

When a woman is frustrated, and it's your wife, you as the husband get that frustration.

My wife Patrice, in addition to being enormously supportive, has taught me a lot about life. She might argue it's because I have so much to learn. One of the most important things I've learned is the art of listening.

Every man is different. You can't generalize with men; you have to find out what your man wants. You have to listen to him when he's telling you what he wants, because a lot of times they're telling you, but you're not listening.

Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

If there's one thing I've learned about women, which I try to pass on to my boys, it's listening. Listen to the other side of the story first.

You don't always necessarily see eye to eye with the people that you are getting married into you, so you really have to learn to open your mind, open your heart and be super compassionate about other people's points of view, faith and opinions.