Claude Adrien Helvetius Quotes

Well, you can't argue with somebody that won't argue back.

You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.

The capability of negotiating... is something that means you not only have to understand fully what you believe and what your national interests are but in order to be a really good negotiator, you have to try to figure out what the other person on the other side of the table has in mind.

When you can agree on one thing, you should have no expectation that suddenly a person is converted to your way of thinking. You have to be willing to be frustrated constantly.

Jane! will you hear reason?' (he stooped and approached his lips to my ear) 'because, if you won't, I'll try violence.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall take flack from both sides."- Unofficial UN Motto

Engagement is not appeasement. Engagement is not surrender.

In my view of the present aspect of affairs, there is no need of bloodshed and war. There is no necessity for it. I am not in favor of such a course, and I may say in advance, there will be no blood shed unless it be forced upon the government. The government will not use force unless force is used against it.

But you've got to understand what the other guy is about, even if at the end of the process you decide that there is no ground with this man or woman except to fight them.

It is highly probable that in most cases, war could be avoided or ended. For discussions allow passion to subside, and to persuade alienated neighbors, or at least one of them, to listen to the voice of a conciliator is a step in the direction of peace.

Peace is produced by war.

I just don't believe that you have to come in and insult people when you want to change things.

I am not made for politics because I am incapable of wanting or accepting the death of the adversary.

The only thing you think of is that you are in the middle and that you've got to find a way to stop it.

We're all negotiators.

We want peace, but not at any price.

I can't really fight.

It is better to discuss things, to argue and engage in polemics than make perfidious plans of mutual destruction.

You have to show Israel that it's not going to be forced to do things it doesn't want to do and can't do.

I learned firsthand that there would simply be no wars if people engaged in real conversation.

The whole concept of negotiating is intimidating to many people.

Fight as hard as you can, and then understand there's going to have to be some amount of reasonable compromise.

Politeness is the poison of collaboration.

Peace is obtained by war.

It is an excellent rule to be observed in all disputes, that men should give soft words and hard arguments; that they should not so much strive to vex as to convince each other.