Rodney Carrington Quotes

If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secrete of getting along - whether it be business, family relations, or life itself.

Avoid sarcasm. Don't insist on the last word.

The absolute worst thing that you ever can do, in my opinion, in bringing science to the general public, is be condescending or judgmental. It is so opposite to the way science needs to be brought forth.

You can't be preachy - kids are allergic to messages.

I do think people of good will can have different opinions but still be coming not from a place of malice.

I try to be respectful of how other people think, I try to listen to what they're saying.

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak.

You just need to put yourself in someone else's shoes and then see how they feel and then you will understand why they are reacting or why they are behaving the way that they are behaving. We need to be fair.

I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they're labeled.

I think as long as you're not being malicious and you're not hurting people then you should not be ashamed of what you do.

Civility is not not saying negative or harsh things. It is not the absence of critical analysis. It is the manner in which we are sharing this territorial freedom of political discussion. If our discourse is yelled and screamed and interrupted and patronized, that's uncivil.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.

People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.

Listening is a sign of respect.

We can argue and we can disagree, but we don’t need to poke our fingers in each other’s eyes in order to get our points across.

There's a certain time that when somebody asks you a question, you answer them. I don't think I said anything with venom. If you can express yourself without anger and make it as palatable as you can, that's what you do.

I'm a very good listener, and I'm not interested in having fights simply for a question of protocol or vanity.

In my experience, yelling at people that they are wrong and disgusting rarely wins the argument, nor changes point of view.

In general, being likeable is more about being interested - rather than interesting. Indeed, a good way to convince someone that you are an awesome conversationalist is to simply shut up and let the other person talk.

Listen with an open ear is the first, most important thing to do. From there, if people feel like learning more, that's when you can kind of go deeper.

Dialogue can be held with everyone. It is not necessary to be like-minded to hold talks, but it is compulsory to be right-minded.

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

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

I make mistakes daily, letting generalizations creep into my thoughts and negatively affect my behavior. These mistakes have taught me that the first step to successfully choosing kindness is being more mindful about it, letting go of impatience and intolerance along the way.

I can be a prickly personality at times, but none of it's ever malicious. I don't think anyone who really knows me on a deep level thinks I'm a bad guy. I like to think I'm a good guy.