Constructive Communication Quotes

I've made it a habit not to burn any bridges.

Anger does not solve anything; it builds nothing.

Posturing is counterproductive. Posturing only works if things are screwed up.

Hear the other side.

What we need is anger management right now …. The reaction right now is just anger. We tried to get even. But we shouldn’t try to get even—we should try and reconcile.

If I become defensive and upset right away, then that's going to adversely affect how I deal with it and it's probably not going to be good press for me and probably be bad just because I'm angry. Just be open and pleasant.

Anger is an emotion, not a compass.

I can talk, I can express myself. But many times when people are talking just to talk, to say negative things, I don't like it because this is not a negative sport.

It's hard to have a dialogue when you're name-calling.

And I'm not so in love with making people mad that I want to live my life around it.

We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side.

I never say anything negative about anyone, because that won't get you anywhere.

We're gonna believe in each other, we're not gonna criticize each other, we're not gonna talk about each other, we're gonna encourage each other

I just don't like to have bad energy with people.

Successful families try to work together toward solutions instead of resorting to criticism and contention.

To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.

When you treat everyone on the sets with respect, it keeps the workspace free of tension. Your conscience is clear, and that reflects on the camera.

If you don't have anything useful to say then you attack people. If you feel that your house of cards has been discovered and is starting to come unraveled, you become very desperate. Intelligent people tend to talk about the facts. They don't sit around and call each other names. That's what you can find on a third grade playground.

Science gives us a powerful vocabulary, and it is impossible to produce a vocabulary with which one can only say nice things.

I share a lovely relationship with Javed Saab. I understand his method of working.

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.

Less gossiping, more learning. Less complaining, more excelling. Less walls, more bridges. Less fear, more courage

I think it's awesome to have social media as a platform to progress and build. Of course, using it in the most positive and genuine way.

My parents split up when I was young, and they are still good friends. I think it's often projected that these things have to be so acrimonious. It's so often not the case.

Every time we're about to criticize someone for what we think they did wrong, let's first remember to thank them for the things they did right. And to mean it; to sincerely affirm them. Then, if there's still a problem that needs to be shared, it will come from a completely different energy -- and actually be heard!