Khaled Hosseini Quotes

I get very very concerned when I hear people start characterizing their opponents as stupid. I still understand that because politics is a little rough and tumble at times, but I don’t buy it and when they start calling each other either crazy or evil. You and I, we don’t compromise with crazy people or evil people. And so, I don’t think that’s helpful. Generally speaking, just because someone disagrees with you doesn’t make them crazy or evil.

Yeah, you can disagree with someone and still be cool - that's a thing!

It's a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with.

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

I have disagreements with some and more agreements with others. But that doesn't mean I cannot listen to those I disagree with.

You have to learn to have discourse with people you don't necessarily agree with.

Years ago on my radio show, I used to say, 'I'm a conservative, but I'm not in a bad mood about it.' I've always believed that civility in heavy doses is essential in self-government.

Moral teaching should always be used as a gift and not a cudgel.... It is important that we all be able to share our moral viewpoints without hurting each other. That is what is wrong with political discourse today.

…in every locality we should look beyond our noses; and at least say nothing on points where it is probable we shall disagree.

Our civilization is becoming less civil. You don’t have the right to demonize somebody just because they disagree with you.

We must learn that we can disagree with each other without becoming deadly enemies.

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.

I think it's important to understand people can disagree on things, and still move forward.

It really is possible to disagree with someone's policies without hating them. Grown-ups can do that.

I enjoy being around people who disagree with me; and I enjoy being in non-political contexts and activities.

You can tell if someone is about social intercourse or just about browbeating somebody with their opinion. It's no fun arguing with a closed-minded person.

I am totally down with disagreement. I don't like Haterade, but disagreement is wonderful. When someone disagrees, we try to reach common ground. That's good.

If I have my opinion about something, you have your opinion about something, we don't have to fight over it. And we can have a conversation. We can also disagree without being disagreeable, and we can just disagree, which is fine. It doesn't mean that I don't like you, or you don't like me. We just disagree.

Our right to disagree is precious but fragile. The best way to protect and preserve it is to let the other side speak without demonizing them or destroying their right to be heard. Such civil exchanges are the heart beat of democracy - essential to keeping it alive.

You can like somebody without agreeing with all of their policies.

Good people can disagree.

You can disagree without being disagreeable. That's always been my mantra.

There is a way to disagree with someone, but it doesn't have to be threatening.

There are people out there who disagree with me politically, and understand the limits of that disagreement. It doesn't mean we disagree as people on basic human needs.

It's always very important that you can completely disagree with someone, but it doesn't fundamentally mean that they are bad people.