Healthy Discourse Quotes

If, two people have good minds and they're looking at problems, if they agree all the time it means one of them is not thinking. If they disagree all the time, it means one of them is not thinking. They're just allowing their political position to dictate their position on an issue. And I think that's unhealthy. And the public knows better.

I don't want to get into some sort of back-and-forth on insults because that just drags everybody down.

All problems exist in the absence of a good conversation.

Allowing children to spew forth whatever is on their minds in the name of openness only creates an illusion of family closeness.

Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.

Healthy, well-informed, balanced criticism is the ozone of public life.

Let people speak. Let people disagree. Communicate. Listen. Have high-respect, if not for your opponent, then for your own comportment and conduct as a good listener.

It's much more fun to talk to an audience that includes a lot of people who disagree with me.

A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos.

I kind of like social media, and I like hearing from people. I don't like the ugly stuff, but there are some people - smart people - who have a very different perspective, and I'll get a backlash from them. And this isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Conspiracy nut, leftist, madman. These are terms of dismissal so you don't have to listen to the argument. It would be healthier and more fun to hear what someone has to say.

Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.