Quotes About Dialogue

Dum loquimur invida aetas fugerit. (While we talk, hostile time flies away)

to bar communication between intellectuals, who are always our best hope of peace, is particularly self-defeating and inane. It declares, inter alia, that we have a) made up our minds about what we think, b) closed our minds to what others think, and c) chosen to go on hearing nothing with which we happen to disagree.

Overuse at best is needless clutter; at worst, it creates the impression that the characters are overacting, emoting like silent film stars. Still, an adverb can be exactly what a sentence needs. They can add important intonation to dialogue, or subtly convey information.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, thanks to the concerted efforts of both sides, China-U.S. relationship has on the whole enjoyed steady growth. Since President Obama took office, we have maintained close contact through exchange of visits, meetings, telephone conversations and letters.

Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.

Never answer a question from a farmer.

Hoerenpraat natuurlijk, maar toch lief.

I just think people overvalue argument because they like to hear themselves talk.

There are times – they mark the danger point for a political system – when politicians can no longer communicate, when they stop understanding the language of the people they are supposed to be representing

He'd tried to talk to you about anarchy yesterday but his English and your French conspired against the dialog.

Saying of the Prophet Understanding Speak to everyone in accordance with his degree of understanding.

From a personal experience and the examination of literature, I feel that we cannot take for granted that a dialogue, without information and perhaps without understanding, is possible between any individuals or groups on all levels. So the prerequisite is information.

And there are many people, both Moslem and Christian, who have a good grasp of each others0 conceptions of surrender to God an other principles. But the widespread existence of bias, misinformation and lack of knowledge (…) militate against the effectiveness of dialogue, (…) by the most subtle and one of the most effective of instruments, the subconscious, almost the subliminal, introduction of hostility.

TEACHER: Kevin, how do you spell crocodile? KEVIN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L. TEACHER: No, I'm sorry, that's wrong. KEVIN: It can't be. You asked me how I spell it!

My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise.

The way of philosophy is to disagree, justify, and to revel in such diversity.

We said a lot of things; we said nothing.

Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about.

we all also possess preunderstandings, though we may not be conscious of them all. As we examine an issue or the text, it is helpful to consider how we are approaching the question and why. Sometimes it is dialogue with someone who thinks differently that helps us see why we see things the way we do.

I think in our desire to create a better America,we have to have civilized debate in this country and not just yelling.

Spoken of' community (more exactly: a community speaking of itself) is a contradiction in terms.

I wanted to talk to her about Virgil's prophecy.

Henry spoke to Dog. "Hinananjin." Dog went over and sat beside him. It had already been established that the furry brute was conversant in Cheyenne, Shoshone, Arapaho, Crow, and Lakota; English was the language he chose to sometimes ignore.

And they spoke so fast!