Shura Quotes

Solutions must be based on compromises.

Sometimes a little compromise isn't a bad thing. You don't need to be precious about it.

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've learned that in order to achieve what I wanted, it made more sense to negotiate than to defend the autonomy of my work by pounding my fist on the table.

I'm a compromiser and a maneuverer. I try to get something. That's the way our system works.

In any negotiation you have a wish list but then you proceed from where you can be.

You must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.

It is not always possible to have everything go as one likes. In working with allies, it sometimes happens that they develop opinions of their own

A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.

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

An ability to compromise is important. That means stepping back and getting the ego out of the way in order to accomplish what you want to get done.

As a writer, you're really in control of almost everything. That's not the case in TV. You have to be prepared to work with a lot of people to make something happen, and you got to be prepared, at least in the beginning, to not be too good at your specific task.

I've grown up a little bit. I understand the importance of the negotiation. It is a collective act.

When you let someone else win an argument, often you both end up winners.

There are two types of people: those who try to win and those who try to win arguments. They are never the same.

I believe you can work with anybody.

I think that people have to reward those individuals who are prepared to work across the political aisle. I don't see any other way; if you don't talk to people with whom you disagree, you're never going to solve problems.

Between you and me, I think that may be one of the things that will help with the collaboration, because there are things Eric thinks I'm moving too quickly on, and there are things I think he's dragging out. When it gets to the editor they can arbitrate.

Toby not being there doesn't bother me, I mean I can work with anybody as long as we get along and as long as they've got an understanding of what I want and what I'm aiming for. To start with, when he left, it was difficult.

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

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

I play well with everybody.

I would like to work with whoever would like to have me.

When you collaborate, you have to be willing to scrap a lot.

The more rational an institution is the less it suffers by making concessions to others.