William Allan White Quotes

The secret of America is compromise. Compromise is a sign of weakness in any other country. In America it is a great strength.

Goodness knows, we have horrible problems to face in this Congress. I hope we can face them as colleagues in working unitedly for the people of this country and certainly not indulging in animosity or referring to each other as ''enemies.''

If you study both 'Gilligan' and 'Brady,' you will see they are based on a similar philosophy: that it's possible for different kinds of people to learn to live together, either in a family or stuck on an island with no escape.

Life involves other people and it is a compromise.

Bipartisanship is “the oil of national government.”

You don't compromise principles, but you harmonize tactics to preserve unity.

Organizations in conflict quickly become like one another.

Ultimately, peace depends on compromise.

We need a lot more respect in this country for compromise…. There is in compromise a lot of integrity, especially political integrity.

It ought not to be beyond the intelligence of even the most hidebound local politician to see the benefits of imaginative compromise.

The hardest job is getting personalities to mesh.

When you play on a team, you learn that there will always be five guys you like, a bunch of guys who are OK, and five you despise. The trick to getting along in any system is not to worry about the five you despise.

Political parties depend for existence and success, not so much on the holding of identical views, as on a shared philosophy and ties of loyalty and respect between members. So there are good reasons to try to find compromises when differences emerge on a specific matter.

When neighbours interact with each other, it is only natural that sometimes they will run into problems of some kind or another. As long as they respect each other, properly manage differences, and pursue mutual benefits, there will be harmonious sound instead of jarring noises.

So we should all, me included, stop fighting each other and arguing about our differences on certain policies.

A word of truth can mobilise two peoples looking for the road to reconciliation.

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.

We have a good time and try not to kill each other.

Solutions must be based on compromises.

Republicans have to move to a point of greater unity.

Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.

I've always been a good ensemble player.

Perhaps we should worry less about judging people for being Mormon or Baptist or Muslim or gay or straight or black or white or Latino or by their religious or political brands and worry more about electing thoughtful, serious and ethical politicians on both sides of the political isle who are willing to work together for progress.

Can we all get along?

Look, not everybody plays well with each other on the playground. I get that, that's politics.