"I remember very well writing it down, expressing my view and being told 'we have thought about your view, we respect it, but we disagree with it.' " As he counts the days until he leaves parliament, he despairs of much of the political debate on health, saying the main parties pretend to have differences that do not exist.
"Learn to listen – really listen – and take time to think about your answers, as both views need to be respected and considered.
Think about annoying habits, views you disagree on, and times when you were disappointed by his or her words or actions.
Obama also called on gun owners "to think about whether your views are properly being represented by the organisation that suggests it's speaking for you".
Mr Obama did not mention the NRA by name in his speech but appeared to direct a plea to its members, saying: "Think about whether your views are properly being represented by the organisation that suggests it is speaking for you".
And I would particularly ask America's gun owners -- who are using those guns properly, safely, to hunt, for sport, for protecting their families -- to think about whether your views are properly being represented by the organization that suggests it's speaking for you.
"And I would particularly ask America's gun owners who are using those guns properly, safely, to hunt for sport, for protecting their families, to think about whether your views are being properly represented by the organization that suggests it is speaking for you," he said.
Before making rash moves, think about how your counterpart views the argument.
At this level of climbing it's best not to think about the views.
Whatever you think about his views he is a very visible local MP and sticks up for what he believes.
Whatever scientists think about her views of life after death, they continue to be influenced by her methods of caring for the terminally ill.
