Quotes About Discussion

When I first met Mandela, we did not discuss anything of substance; we just felt each other out. He spent a long time expressing his admiration for the Boer generals and how ingenious they were during the Anglo-Boer war.

I thought we were to discuss a referral which we believe contains substantial and credible information of potential impeachable offenses by the President of the United States.

Arguing about religion is much easier than practicing it.

Women get the last word in every argument. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument is an exchange of ignorance.

Use soft words and hard arguments.

Don't bother to argue anything on the Internet. And I mean, ANYTHING.... The most innocuous, innocent, harmless, basic topics will be misconstrued by people trying to deconstruct things down to the sub-atomic level and entirely miss the point.... Seriously. Keep peeling the onion and you get no onion.

Do we need to have another discussion about this?" he asked the boys, as they limped around the room wincing and rubbing heir butts.

Talk about beauty and you get boring answers, but talk about ugliness and things get interesting.

The only thing certain about any negotiation is that it will lead to another negotiation .

Anyone who says that Iran will commit suicide with its nuclear power is a moron and has no business in discussion.

We should just stop calling these things presentations altogether. Everyone gets hung up on that word. Wouldn't it be easier to just call them conversations? That's really what they are.

Justin Bieber is a douche bag. Now that I have your attention, let's talk about cars.

You're discussing recreational drugs?" He stood and shut the door and came back looking very serious indeed. I was chastened, as I should have been. "Sorry. What have I never minded about?" "Well, I have truthfully always imagined it was my talent, my gift to introduce my friends to each other. Not one I could ever use for my own happiness, I must say.

Gentlemen, I take it we are all in complete agreement on the decision here." Everyone around the table nodded assent. "Then," continued Mr. Sloan, "I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.

They found that when ideas could be criticized, the group generated more ideas and they were more creative than when either the person could be criticized or even when there was no evaluation at all.

The snowball effect of reinforcing advocacy can be stopped, by beginning to ask a few questions. Simple questions such as, "What is it that leads you to that position?" and "Can you illustrate your point for me?" (Can you provide some "data" or experience in support of it?) can introject an element of inquiry into a discussion.

But theres only so much a player can absorb when his body is pulsing with adrenaline. This is not a good time for deep left brain discussion. It's the moment to calm the player's minds and strengthen their spiritual connection with one another before they head into battle.

Zuckerman, sucker though he was for seriousness, was still not going to be drawn into a discussion about agents and editors. If ever there was a reason for an American writer to seek asylum in Red China, it would be to put ten thousand miles between himself and those discussions.

If we are still discussing its merits tomorrow, I will agree with you, said Diagoras. Cheer up, laddie. Nobody lives forever. Oh I expect you will, Druss, Old Horse. It's the mortals around you who always seem to kiss the granite.

I was getting awfully tired of all the ranting, no matter who it came from.

Review agendas with your client, before meetings, before phone calls, before discussions. Clients should know that they can expect you to always solicit their views on how time will be spent. 6.

Are there any topics I should avoid because they are too delicate to discuss in a large forum? • Are there any topics on which the views of your colleagues are significantly divided? •

When you leave the theater wanting to discuss the play, that's a good play. When you leave the theater wanting to discuss your life and the world, that's art