Quotes about Dialogue

Put the Protestant flint and the Catholic steel together, and you will kindle a fire that will burn all around the world.

Come now. let us reason together.

In return, I gave him a sounding board for his frustrations.

We must talk and reach for common understandings, precisely because all of us are imperfect and can never act with the certainty that God is on our side; and yet at times we must act nonetheless, as if we are certain, protected from error only by providence.

The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply.

Most believe that the key to influence is communication—getting your point across clearly and speaking persuasively. In fact, if you think about it, don't you find that, while others are speaking to you, instead of really listening to understand, you are often busy preparing your response?

Just listen and seek to understand.

I don't want to talk, to communicate, with someone who agrees with me; I want to communicate with you because you see it differently. I value that difference.

Bad evangelism says: I'm right, you're wrong, and I would love to tell you about it

Language consists in equal parts of speaking and silence.

The primary practice of language is not in giving out information but being in relationship.

In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you've heard the other side.