Bill Budge Quotes

The only way to conduct an effective collaboration is to debate the things upon which you disagree. If one doesn't manage to bring the other around to his point of view, then whichever collaborator feels the most passionate about the thing being debated ought to get his way.

When you disagree with somebody else, they often tend to get very defensive. But that doesn't stop me from doing the kind of work that I want to do.

We can't always agree on everything.

We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we did differ, and the bigger we got, the more insistent we got that each one of us should have his way.

I don’t expect anyone to just sit there and agree with me, that’s not their job.

Disagreement on issues doesn't mean 'dissension.' All it means is that honest men can differ in their approach. You lay out your positions, and president makes a decision.

We cannot agree on everything but we must agree on the framework.

Unfortunately, I am not the typical, old-school, 'Yes dear, you're right,' just to get out of a situation. I am more of the type to work it out until you think I'm right or I think you're right.

I would love nothing more than compromise. But I would say to you that compromise that's not a solution is a waste of time.

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

George was getting alot of independence for himself in those days. He was writing more, and wanted things to go his way - where, when we first started things basically went John and Paul's way. You know, 'cuz they were the writers.

If I don't agree with something, I let people know, and it occasionally leads to tension. But I usually iron things out.

Whenever there's negotiations, there's things that you absolutely love, and there's things that you accept.

I am totally down with disagreement. I don't like Haterade, but disagreement is wonderful. When someone disagrees, we try to reach common ground. That's good.

There comes a point, in any kind of, whether it's in your family discussions or business or whatever, where you finally have to get over the making of the points and now let's see if we can find common ground.

I hope it goes beyond meeting with them to a willingness to listen and compromise on issues.

You cannot compromise unless people talk to you.

I simply do not think that yelling, swearing, threatening or belittling will get you to the place you want to be faster than kindness, understanding, patience and a little willingness to compromise.

That is where consensus-building begins-with the idea that you have your own truth, but that the negotiator on the other side of the table has his own truth as well.

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

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.

Once in a while I can agree with the enemy.

No quarrel ought ever be converted into a policy.

I don’t always agree with my wife, but we discuss the issue with love and respect. And then I say “yes.”

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