Quotes About Dialogue

We Americans pride ourselves on our freedom to speak, to say what we believe. But of what use is it to speak if only those who already agree with us listen? A first step toward the abolition of war is learning to listen with respect and sympathy.

Para firmar la paz con un enemigo es necesario trabajar con él.

the Internet is merely 'the modern public square'

As far as he was concerned, that meant he was free to address the others on equal terms,

Rapport is the link between meeting and communicating.

It is the individuals inside the organization who listen to, connect with and deliver service to stakeholders and it is individual stakeholders who use and take part in a dialogue about the brand.

fairly rare occurrence these days. Plus, she has already spoken to her mother

If songs were lines in a conversation, the situation would be fine.

Such an arrangement would provide Taiwan and China with a forum for dialogue whereby they may forge closer ties based on mutual understanding and respect, leading to permanent peace in the Taiwan Strait.

She wanted to ask what he meant but in the game they played she lost points if she had to ask.

You should talk to people. Ordinary people about ordinary things. Like you used to with Cian.

Modern history is the dialogue between two men: one who believes in God, another who believes he is a god.

Cambiano meno gli uomini le idee che le idee i loro travestimenti. Nel corso dei secoli dialogano le stesse voci.

The fool is scandalized and laughs when he notices that philosophers contradict each other. It is difficult to make the fool understand that philosophy is precisely that: the art of contradicting each other without canceling each other out.

Being reactionary is understanding that it is not possible to demonstrate or convince, only to invite.

The reactionary invented the dialogue upon observing differences among men and the variety of their intentions. The democrat engages in a monologue, because humanity expresses itself through his mouth.

Triviality is the price of communication.

Listen twice as much as you talk and others will hear twice as much of what you say.

Don't interrupt, but be interruptible.

Preserving freedom of speech maximizes the chance of truth emerging from its collision with error and half-truth.

One reason why false and offensive speech is permitted in most liberal democracies is precisely because the best answer to bad speech is good speech, rather than censorship.

Humans cannot communicate; not even their brains can communicate; not even their conscious minds can communicate. Only communication can communicate.

Only communication can communicate

I think that it is one of the most refined joys of this world to interchange thoughts, feelings, and impressions." (H'm!