Annastacia Palaszczuk Quotes

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.

Let the Dean and Canons lay their heads together and the thing will be done.

I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials, the Minister of Finance - but there were decisions that I had to make.

Consensus doesn't happen by magic... You have to drive to it.

There would always be a vote. There were always conflicts and arguments for years and years - that's why we're not together anymore. But there was always a vote. It was always two out of three.

Settle all things, both great and small, by consultation. Without prior consultation, take no important step.

The chairman of a committee should be in harmony with the majority who constitute it.

If someone agrees with you they're a statesman. If someone disagrees with you, they're a politician.

Nine times out of ten your two smartest policy advisors disagree.

You want consensus, but there are times when people are just not going to agree. So you just have to decide.

Argue as you please, you are nowhere, that grand old man, the Prime Minister, insists on the other thing.

If everyone in the party has to agree on everything, that’s going to be a very small party.

When we come into the NSC, everybody has different opinions. At the end of the day, we present the president with all the facts. We let him make the decision. And we all, as a team, go out and support that decision.

You know, 'Professor Obama' has been a label applied to him by Republicans and Democrats alike. He's a very smart guy. But I think he'd be, you know, better served not to spend so much time trying to impress us with his particular position on an issue and understand that there are things upon which we simply have a disagreement.

In business, there's a saying: 'Disagree and commit.' It means that everyone should speak up before a decision is made. But once the boss has decided, you all get behind it to make it happen.

Some say no when others say yes. That's the difficulty with handball.

A swarm finds the solution people best agree upon. It optimizes collective support, whereas a poll tells us how we disagree.

As a politician, I should expect sharp challenge from those who disagree with my decisions.

Having three kids at home is sometimes like dealing with Democrats and Republicans when you're choosing a restaurant.

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

I've worked in two public school districts, Minneapolis and Baltimore, one as a senior leader. And while we might not always have agreed with the union, and we might have had deep differences, they came to the table.

When it comes to being in a band or going solo, one is collaborative, and one is not. But generally speaking, when going solo, I am the boss. People can contribute ideas, but I am the boss. When collaborating, you make compromises and look for a common ground.

It's not the ideal situation to have two directors. It's just not the ideal thing.

If you lose an argument it doesn't mean you change your mind but you have to accept the decision.

One of my beliefs about leadership is it's not how many followers you have, but how many people you have with different opinions that you can bring together and try to be a good listener.