Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes

Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: "One can disagree without being disagreeable."

You can disagree without being disagreeable. That's always been my mantra.

There is a way to disagree with someone, but it doesn't have to be threatening.

You can disagree without being disagreeable.

I have tried to maintain civil relationships with everyone I meet - and, even if I violently disagree with them, try to be respectful.

To disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable.

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

Just because you are adversaries or opponents in politics doesn't mean you have to be enemies.

You can disagree without being disagreeable.

We have to remember that disagreeing with people is fine; it is dehumanizing people that is not, and when that happens, we have to be ready to speak up.

Yeah, you can disagree with someone and still be cool - that's a thing!

I don't believe that using inflammatory rhetoric on either side of a debate is productive.

It is not enough to be wrong, one must also be polite.

The high point of civilization is that you can hate me and I can hate you but we develop an etiquette that allows us to deal with each other because if we acted solely upon our impulse we'd probably go to war.

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper.

To Confucius, harmony was consensus, not conformity. It required loyal opposition.

When you have an intense game, you're going to have arguments. I have no problem with it. I think it's healthy.

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like.

If you're going to come at me, come at me respectfully, and I will respond respectfully.

Making peace is harder than making war.

I am prepared to talk with anyone. I have no personal grudge toward anybody.

It is natural to have differences and still remain friends.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from quarrel; but every fool will quarrel

We must learn that we can disagree with each other without becoming deadly enemies.

We can argue and we can disagree, but we don’t need to poke our fingers in each other’s eyes in order to get our points across.