Kim Ki-duk Quotes

Carrying our successful diplomacy is difficult if you do not have ears for things you do not want to hear.

I blame all of Egypt, because they do not know how to talk to each other.

I feel like I've always been a great mediator.

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.

Calm can solve all issues.

When you have a conflict, that means that there are truths that have to be addressed on each side of the conflict. And when you have a conflict, then it's an educational process to try to resolve the conflict. And to resolve that, you have to get people on both sides of the conflict involved so that they can dialogue.

It's difficult to love someone you don't respect, which is hard to remember when you're having an argument.

I don't like a tremendous amount of conflict. I don't think that fighting and passion are the same thing.

Stop the fighting and find the middle ground.

There's always a way to talk.

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

In any relationship, there's gonna be conflict.

Two men can talk on the phone and maybe not agree on everything but at least respect each other.

Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.

All world conflicts will be resolved if people listen to my advice.

Moms and daughters can negotiate over anything, and they can go on longer than it took to settle the Vietnam War.

Conflict cannot survive without your participation.

Relationships are a constant negotiation and balance.

Relationships are negotiated and if you deal with ultimatums and authority all the time, then you're not going to get anywhere.

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.

The strong should always permit the weak and aggrieved to talk, to bluster, and scold without taking offence; and if we had so acted, and exercised proper skill in the management of our affairs, Mexico and ourselves would, by this time, have quietly and peaceably settled all difficulties and been good friends.

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

War is what happens when language fails.

Relationships survive on trust, and if that is broken at any point, it's pretty much the end of the relationship. Besides, inability to communicate leads to problems.

Diplomacy is fundamentally working with people, bringing people together to deal with difficult issues.