Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it.

I like learning more about people; I like to talk to people.

The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.

You can stroke people with words.

Repartee is something we think of twenty-four hours too late.

Any fact that needs to be disclosed should be put out now or as quickly as possible, because otherwise the bleeding will not end.

Listening has importance only when one is not projecting one’s own desires through which one listens.

Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death.

I’ve never fought with anyone. A lot of people talk to me, and they’re like, ‚Oh, you would have been fighting all the time when you were younger,‘ but I’m like, ‚I never fought with anyone because I always knew that if I hurt myself, I might lose important time in my cricket career,‘ so I never got into any fight, ever in my life.

To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them.

A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself.

I guess every single word I’ve ever said is going to be dissected now.

Swearing is industry language. For as long as we’re alive it’s not going to change. You’ve got to be boisterous to get results.

You have to be careful about how much you reveal to people that look up to you so much.

Time was when they that feared the Lord spake often to one another; I am afraid that now they more often speak one against another.

Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you’re crazy.

I don’t want to just preach to the church. I feel like I have a broader message.

Never ask anyone over 70 how they feel. They’ll tell you.

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

Man is always looking for someone to boast to; woman is always looking for a shoulder to put her head on.

A leader who confines his role to his people’s experience dooms himself to stagnation; a leader who outstrips his people’s experience runs the risk of not being understood.

I’m not always going to say things the perfect way, the right way. But I’m going to say how I feel.

We can best help you to prevent war not by repeating your words and following your methods but by finding new words and creating new methods.

The major advances in speed of communication and ability to interact took place more than a century ago. The shift from sailing ships to telegraph was far more radical than that from telephone to email!

Suspicion is far more to be wrong than right; more often unjust than just. It is no friend to virtue, and always an enemy to happiness.

I meet people overseas that know five languages – that the only language I’m comfortable in is English.

In oratory the will must predominate.

We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about; what they care about is the picture.

To compromise simply means that you go a tiny bit below what you know is right.

As we dread any disease that undermines the health of the body, so should we deplore contention, which is a corroding canker of the spirit.

The American public’s a lot more sophisticated than we all give them credit for. And on complicated issues, I’m going to give them straight answers. And if it takes more than three minutes, I’m going to do it.

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.

What you guys want, I’m for.

My position has always been, along with many other people, that any differences be resolved in a nonviolent way.

I’ve been a lot more into Facebook and Twitter and Instagram, which was a bit complicated for me to understand the language of each social media, because they all talk in different ways. It’s a nice way for me to tell people I appreciate them, which I forget to do sometimes.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.

Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.

The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

I don’t understand why or how we can bully each other.

What is moral is what you feel good after, and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.

Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this.

I’m the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren’t no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn’t know about them.

I don’t feel bitterness, I don’t feel anger towards anybody. Fighting is never emotional to me.

The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going.

When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation.

War will never cease until babies begin to come into the world with larger cerebrums and smaller adrenal glands.

I’ll think I have a few wonderful friends and all of a sudden, ooh, here it comes. They do a lot of things. They talk about you to the press, to their friends, tell stories, and you know, it’s disappointing.

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.

As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.

Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.

FaceTime helps me a lot. I feel like I’m at home even though I’m not.

I’m going to save my public voice largely for the issues where I have some depth.

I had a great time being a salesman because of the pitches that I gave when I was selling shoes. However, I don’t think I’m as well versed in shoes as I am in comedy. Being a salesman was all about being a people person, and I enjoy being around people. I also love talking to people – which is why I think I did so well.

Next time I see you, remind me not to talk to you.

When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.

On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

You must show the world that you abhor fighting.

If you get down and quarell everyday, you’re saying prayers to the devil, I say.