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I think it's always in order to engage in constructive dialogue, even when you may not get any results.
The U.K. has always had good track record in providing leadership and a constructive agenda for change.
We must continue to foster relevant and constructive dialogue among Israeli and Palestinian communities.
I think people have too much time in their hands and constructive thinking is just waning in our country.
Feminism doesn't have a particularly constructive image, although I think there was time when it was relevant.
I try to spend as little time thinking about myself as possible. I find that's not a constructive way to live.
I give balanced, constructive views and what happens is that bits and pieces of what I say are used against me.
The only permanent and constructive changes you can make in the world are the changes that you make in yourself.
We can all take criticism as long as it's constructive. When it's complete lies, that's when it's disappointing.
The truth is that the more responsible the media outlet, the more responsive they are to constructive criticism.
A good leader has to at some point trust those around him; otherwise, nothing constructive is going to get done.
Politicians have an arrogance that I just do not understand. I've seen more constructive debates in high school.
To have constructive conversations about the world's energy options, one needs to take a calm look at the numbers.
The most effective and most accessible way to acquire the maximum of constructive power is to love truly and wisely.
My personal belief in doing Brand New Congress is that the movement needs something to focus on that's constructive.
We are happy to see China prospering; we are happy to see China playing a constructive and positive role in the region.
I have learned to watch myself and give myself constructive criticism. Although I have to cover my face and peek sometimes!
We know that someone who has channeled his anger into something constructive has not had a cow. How do we know these things?
You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind.
Germany has traditionally played a very constructive role regarding E.U. ties with Russia and the West as a whole with Russia.
I think that kids need to be guided; they need to be disciplined, but in a way that's constructive, so that's what I try to do.
I like quips. I like whiffs of cynicism and I think they can be witty. But I don't really know where wittiness is constructive.
I want to work with Peter Robinson as first minister in a positive, constructive way and leave the elections to the electorate.
I'm committed to fulfilling my promises to my people, including my pledge to engage in constructive interaction with the world.
I didn't take constructive criticism the way I should have. When I finally caught up to that, that's when I went to being the MVP.
Constructive criticism is about finding something good and positive to soften the blow to the real critique of what really went on.
Christianity and Judaism have gone through the process of enlightenment, making them creative and constructive elements in society.
I understand my teammates. I know which teammates you can get on during the game, and which respond better to constructive criticism.
I am interested in a constructive approach, which looks at how wealth can be created using bright ideas that will help India prosper.
A liberal knows that the only certainty in this life is change but believes that the change can be directed toward a constructive end.
I've heard about productions where it still happens: yellow face, taping up the eyes. It's hard to talk about it in a constructive way.
Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
I feel like covering my children's eyes when they watch television. It's better that they spend their time doing something constructive.
Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others.
Nebraska Republicans believe that Nebraska Democrats love their kids, and I believe we can have a constructive conversation with everybody.
Religions themselves are... peace-loving. They can also be a constructive force in peace-building, and this also applies to the Middle East.
We want the U.S. to have constructive and stable relations with China. That makes it much easier for us. Then we don't have to choose sides.
When people have compassion, friendship, and unity, they speak and think in a constructive way to ensure national independence and prosperity.
All options to produce, transmit, and store electricity should be considered, driven by clear price signals and constructive government policy.
It's almost impossible to have a constructive conversation about health-care reform in Arkansas without passions rising and folks taking sides.
I've never seen a constructive Social Security debate that started with one side digging in, in one place and another side digging into another.
It is often constructive to meet with a candidate for a particular office, but I believe what is most important is the candidate's track record.
I hope that the movie industry will learn from the experiences of the music industry and will be much more constructive in their approach to P2P.
My track record is that I have always sought to work with warmth and in a constructive way with the leaders of other components of the Jewish faith.
I love to utilize my celebrity status in a responsible and constructive and substantive manner. I like to get my hands dirty rather than a photo op.
Skillful conversationalists can explore disagreements and make points in ways that feel constructive and positive rather than combative or corrective.
I'm not 17 anymore. I still have some of the same sort of anger, but I have a sense of humor about it... a sense of being constructive with that anger.
Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them.
If we slide into a pattern of just thinking about today, we'll end up reacting to yesterday instead of shaping something more constructive in the world.
Whites have not had to build the cognitive or affective skills or develop the stamina that would allow for constructive engagement across racial divides.