Constructive Dialogue Quotes

Temperate, sincere, and intelligent inquiry and discussion are only to be dreaded by the advocates of error. The truth need not fear them...

Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.

Argument is to me the air I breathe. Given any proposition, I cannot help believing the other side and defending it.

I've always had a good relationship with Mourinho.

The most intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and their conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

We need to understand that in the end, if we're going to make a positive difference in the future, we can't have election cycles where one side, the middle and the right side, they talk trash.

Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.

Drawing forceful distinctions and being civil are not mutually exclusive.

We shall seek debate without division or rancour.

When times are tough, constant conflict may be good politics but in the real world, cooperation works better. After all, nobody's right all the time, and a broken clock is right twice a day.

All of us try to persuade our fellow citizens to see our point of view and that is the way public opinion is created in a democracy. It seems to me, however, we might achieve our aim with a little less violent invective and blackening of the individual character, for on both sides motives are probably good. The real difference is in the methods that are advocate.

One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.

Evil communication corrupts good manners. I hope to live to hear that good communication corrects bad manners.

I'm willing to meet with anyone, Democrat or Republican, who has a good idea, an open mind and a willingness to come together to tackle the challenges we face.

You can't have 'yes' people around you.

How can you have a reasonable debate with people who are constantly changing the panic? They are moving the panic to a greater wave of hysteria?

I am passionate about truth and passionate about clarity, and I don't regard myself as particularly militant or aggressive. I simply wish to discuss what is true and to listen to evidence and put evidence forward to other people and have a sensible, sane, moderated argument.

If you have a problem and you can't find a solution, you meet again tomorrow and you keep talking until you find a solution. You can disagree with behavior or a particular position, but you do not resort to calling an opponent worthless.

People ask ... for criticism, but they only want praise.

If politicians of both parties would spend more time legislating and less time attacking each other, we would all be better off.

We do not argue with those who disagree with us, we destroy them.

If you're making enemies along the way, you're going to limit the ability for yourself to be successful in advancing your causes.

I've come to terms with the fact that standing and screaming in someone's face about how wrong they are is never gonna make anyone change.

We owe it to the American people to set aside the areas where our ideology may prevent progress and find common ground where there are plenty of opportunities to produce good results.

When someone sets out to be controversial or provocative or shocking as an end in itself, I don't think that's a noble goal.