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I have disagreements with some and more agreements with others. But that doesn't mean I cannot listen to those I disagree with.

Disagreements will always occur between us, but we all approach them wanting the best for each and every one of us, for the whole people.

I love disagreements. I love the democratic process. If I'm in a room where everybody agrees, I start to nod off.

If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secrete of getting along - whether it be business, family relations, or life itself.

I've been a speaker. I've been a majority leader. I've been a minority leader. Those are the sort of things I don't need any more.

A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.

If you disagree with me about a position I have taken, or what I've done, tell me, argue with me, debate. Sometimes, right and good are not that clear; at other times, it is only deliberate and respectful debate that leads us to understand what road we should take.

Managing dissent is about recognizing the value of disagreement, discord and difference.

Disagreement is something normal.

Leadership is about doing what you know is right - even when a growing din of voices around you is trying to convince you to accept what you know to be wrong.