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Quotes About Agreement

Vale, cabezón y pececitos, hagamos un trato. Yo no os miraré por esa ventana tan aterradora si vosotros no me miráis mientras trabajo. ¿Hecho? Bien.
~ Unknown
Recall that improv is about accomplishing a shared goal. This requires flow, working together, and accepting what other people bring to the table regardless of what it is. That's the essence of "Yes, AND…" and the opposite of "Yes, BUT…
~ Unknown
Yes, AND…" reinforces emotions. When you use "Yes, AND…" you inevitably end up sending the right emotional signals to the person you're conversing with. Whatever they are conveying, you are agreeing with. You become an ally. You become somebody that they can trust.
~ Unknown
However, if you use the phrase, "Yes, BUT…", you immediately come off as combative. You come off as if you're arguing with them or you are trying to correct them. This turns the conversation into a power struggle. Instead of an ally, you come off as an adversary obviously trying to take control of the agenda.
~ Unknown
strategically using your reactions, you can shift the direction to a middle ground that is more acceptable to both of you, and eventually to a topic that you want.
~ Unknown
In response to someone else's suggestion, thought, or topic, always say "Yes, AND…" which means that you drop your train of thought, adopt theirs, and add something to keep the conversation flowing.
~ Unknown
Let's be honest, you've probably encountered somebody with an opinion that made you scratch your head, to say the least. Here's the thing though: a great conversationalist can always find some common ground, can be respectful, lighthearted, curious and kind…without agreeing in the least with their conversation partner. It's all about prioritizing enjoyable human connection over the need to agree or be right.
~ Unknown
It's your right to not justify your behavior with excuses. You don't have to give reasons or agree to things you don't want to do because you're worried that your reason doesn't seem good enough. If you don't want to attend an event because you want to spend quality time with your dog, that's valid and no one can judge. You don't owe someone something just because your justification doesn't align with their values.
~ Unknown
Rule of Improv Comedy: Never lead with "No." because it disregards the direction that someone wants to go and makes it more difficult to work towards a common, shared goal.
~ Unknown
very addictive because of the payoff at the end. Let's face it; it feels amazing when someone acquiesces and says, "Yeah, you're right. I'm wrong.
~ Unknown
When you say no firmly and with confidence, people end up putting more value on your yes.
~ Unknown
Separate the people from the problem. Focus on interests rather than positions. Generate a variety of options before settling on an agreement; and Insist that the agreement be based on objective criteria.
~ Unknown
At the time of the agreement, Arthur had his daughters, Carol and Elizabeth, with Else, and would soon have a son, and then a daughter, with Marietta.
~ Unknown
Her father died in 1987, she pointed out, long before the introduction of OxyContin, and she and her siblings had agreed to sell their one-third stake in Purdue to her uncles soon thereafter. So, none of Arthur's heirs had profited from OxyContin, she insisted.
~ Unknown
Does anyone object to me leaving?
~ Patrick Rothfuss
What would you like in trade? An answer, a favor, a secret?" - Bast
~ Patrick Rothfuss
I nodded to her. "I bow to your wisdom, Vashet." "You bow to the fact that I am unarguably correct.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
a sounten or a peveret or something else. You pay your money, the barman gives her water, and at the end of the night she splits the money with the
~ Patrick Rothfuss
Do things my way and we'll get along just fine.
~ Unknown
Nothing was spoken, it was just mutually understood.
~ Patti Smith
Hay?r demeyi istemek çoktan evet demek anlam?na geliyor.
~ Paul Auster
The book was a work of fiction. Even though it was based on facts, it could tell nothing but lies. I signed the contract, and afterwards I felt like a man who had signed away his soul.
~ Paul Auster
Onunla mücadele etmek demek, onu kabul etmi? olmak demek, hay?r demeyi istemek çoktan evet demek anlam?na geliyor.
~ Paul Auster
What the first Seer found and recorded thousands of years ago, the last Seer finds and agrees with today. But what the first scientist of the nineteenth century found and recorded, the last scientist of today laughs at and flings aside. The
~ Paul Brunton