Angela Merkel Quotes

The main purpose of dialogue is to come to an agreement on how the two parties can work together, realize their mutual interests, and avoid conflict as much as possible

All legislation is founded upon the principle of mutual concession.

Compromise, compromise and compromise.

The art of compromise centers on the willingness to give up something in order to get something else in return.

Negotiation is often described as the art of letting the other side have your way. You have to give the other side a chance to put stuff on the table voluntarily.

When I say compromise I do not mean capitulation. When I say compromise I definitely do not mean what Jesus Christ meant when he offered us to turn our other cheek to our enemies. Compromise means, try to meet the other somewhere half-way. And, this can only happen if the other is willing to go half-way in order to meet you. That is the very strict line between compromise and capitulation.

Solutions must be based on compromises.

We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.

In politics, you must let the other person have your way.

Compromise works well in this world when you have shared goals.

Negotiations can create conditions that can lead to solutions.

If you have a coalition, you must have a little give.

Negotiation or Compromise can get you beat.

By nature, I am a unifier. I am a builder of consensus. I don't believe in sloppy compromise. But I do believe in bringing people together.

Heck, nobody gets along perfectly. But what we have is respect for one another. We have a system where one guy can veto anything.

Compromise is part of how we get things done.

Everything is a negotiation. Everything is a little bit of give and take.

From collaborating with other people, you make concessions, and those concessions are great because sometimes you are definitely wrong.

I'm not a big believer in doing things unilaterally. I'm a big believer in opening up a dialogue and figuring out how we can make something work for all people.

Anything you do as a group is fraught with compromise... But everyone 's got to do that, right? It's part of being a good parent, or a good boyfriend, whatever.

Can compromise be an art? Yes--but a minor art.

If you are at odds with the director, neither one of you is going to get anywhere. You really do have to be able to make both of you happy.

I'm a great believer in compromises. I do not believe in capitulation.

For us, compromise never means surrender, but a step forward and some rest. That is all and nothing else.

We don't always agree on stuff, but when it's time to blow the whistle and start the game, we're not still debating.