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“It is a mark of a superior mind to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.”

Mind Able Conflict Mark Superiors Manners Disagree Disagreeable

Book:The Ann Landers Encyclopedia, A to Z: Improve Your Life Emotionally, Medically, Sexually, Socially, Spiritually

Source: The Ann Landers Encyclopedia, A to Z: Improve Your Life Emotionally, Medically, Sexually, Socially, Spiritually

“Unfortunately civility is hard to codify or legislate, but you know it when you see it. It's possible to disagree without being disagreeable.”

Knows Hard Conflict Manners Disagree Civility Politeness Disagreeable

Author:Sandra Day O'Connor

“Agreeing to disagree is a prerogative only of those who live under a democratic system.”

Conflict Democratic Disagree Prerogative

Book:Letters From Burma:

Source: Letters From Burma:

“Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.”

Inspirational Party Conflict Agree Assuming Classic Resolution Disagree Anxious Negotiation Diplomacy Disputes Disagreement Diplomatic Diplomats Negotiating Win Win Agree To Disagree

Author:Dean Acheson

“There's a lot of people that I disagree with that I think I could have interesting conversations with. What I don't want to get into is manufactured conflict. I would much rather talk to someone like Dr. Rhonda Patrick or Randall Carlson and be mesmerized by information. I guess in a way that's selfish, or maybe not objective of me. The older (and hopefully wiser) I get the less interested I am in conflict. I don't mind disagreeing with people in a civil way, but I definitely don't want to go out of my way to have an argument unless it's a really important subject.”

“Any time scientists disagree, it's because we have insufficient data. Then we can agree on what kind of data to get; we get the data; and the data solves the problem. Either I'm right, or you're right, or we're both wrong. And we move on. That kind of conflict resolution does not exist in politics or religion.”

Kind Doe Problem Moving Conflict Scientist Agree Solve Data Resolution Disagree Insufficient Conflict Resolution

Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson

“The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.”

People Knows Politics Leadership Power Conflict Disagree Disagreement Cowardly

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte