Tony Robbins Quotes

Understanding is a two-way street.

What I've learned - after working for, I guess, some time now - is when you're approaching a relationship like that, like, any working relationship, it's good to be open. To know that someone might have a different way of doing things and listen to them. And hopefully, you come to a common understanding.

Solutions must be based on compromises.

Businesses that run well are almost like marriages. Everything has to be up for discussion, or there will be real problems.

I think in most relationships that have problems, there's fault on both sides. And in order for it to work, there has to be some common ground that's shared. And it's not just one person making amends.

Better talk than fight, if nothing of sovereign value is anyway lost. Dialogue has achieved more than confrontation in many parts of the world.

You cannot work with men who won't work with you.

As a newly married person, as much as I would love for my husband to buy into the 'my way or the highway' philosophy, you realize it's all about compromising and finding some sort of middle ground that everyone can live with.

The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.

Conciliation is not capitulation, nor is compromise to be deemed equivalent to imbalanced concession.

One thing I learned particularly at Yale was how to work with others. Having studied so long trying to master myself, the biggest challenge was learning about the other person's work.

I think everybody wants someone who understands them and is able to compromise and meet them halfway. I mean, it goes both ways, you know?

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper - and despise it.

Peace cannot be unilateral.

If you listen, you'll learn. If you talk over each other, you don't accomplish anything.

You cannot shake hands with a clinched fist.

if we stop talking at one another, and start talking with one another, we can get a lot done.

If you want help from partners, that means listening to them every once in a while.

If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself.

Life is about compromise - in relationships and at work.

I believe the answers to most problems that confront us around the world can and should be approached by engaging both friend and foe in dialogue. No, I don't naively think that dialogue always works, but I believe we should avoid the rigidity of saying that dialogue never works.

If you're operating from strong principles, you can compromise when the person on the other side is operating from principles you respect.

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

Don't try to convince your partner you are right. Instead of trying to win arguments, try to have a winning relationship!