Arthur Cayley Quotes

Someone once told me that if you respect a person, listen to their opinion. And if you do not respect someone, then do not listen to their opinion. And that works both ways.

Never fight with or disrespect your partner in front of other people.

You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.

I enjoy talking to my football men and my chemistry classes and I feel sure that they are quite interested in what I have to say.

Good listeners have a huge advantage. For one, when they engage in conversation, they make people 'feel' heard. They 'feel' that someone really understands their wants, needs and desires. And for good reason; a good listener does care to understand.

You get respect when you give respect. That's how you get respect.

A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember.

We reproach people for talking about themselves; but it is the subject they treat best.

Try to be as good a listener as you are a speaker. Don't just put the emphasis on saying things. Listen.

I don't think a tough question is disrespectful.

Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk too much.

You've just got to earn my respect.

No one deserves any more respect than the other person until they prove themselves unworthy.

'Dialogue' is not a dirty word; it's our word.

I think, to be a great conversationalist, you need to be interested in being in said conversation. Oddly enough, I think you need to be a great listener, and I do think I'm a good listener. I think that's my asset - I always listen to people when I talk to them, and that's a big thing you have to have in life and in podcasts.

As it happens in relationships that are open and frank and based on mutual respect, you say things as you think them, and this doesn't mean that you don't work together in a constructive way.

I don't mind have an uncomfortable conversation if those uncomfortable conversations can lead to a bigger dialogue and help us get to a better understanding of whatever it is we are discussing.

I am intrigued by women I have conversations with.

You know, I look at Twitter as kind of a roomful of people who are interested in what you have to say. The people who follow you are, presumably, somewhat interested with what you have to say.

I like to fight where people respect me.

Two men can talk on the phone and maybe not agree on everything but at least respect each other.

I have a natural curiosity about the world, and I just love to talk.

Like, I just feel like the way a man speaks to a woman - the way that people speak to each other - it's a respect thing.

If you aren't respected by someone, how can the friendship with them be valued?

I'm actually not fussy. I enjoy getting into it and talking about anything, really. It feels good.