Mario Monti Quotes

What matters is not whether one talks to adversaries but what one says to them, which strategies of engagement are set in place, and how competently they are executed.

We are the worst propagandists in the world, and you are the next worst. Why not consult someone better?

I believe that Attorney Fortuno has some styles that it seems to me are going to foster dialogue and good communication, and I hope I am not mistaken.

I've been pretty good at negotiating.

There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.

To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.

We're all negotiators.

When people disagree with you, what you ultimately have to do is persuade people to agree with you - period.

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.

I can't really fight.

Better talk than fight, if nothing of sovereign value is anyway lost. Dialogue has achieved more than confrontation in many parts of the world.

The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.

The whole concept of negotiating is intimidating to many people.

Why are we talking about talking? Why negotiating about negotiating? It's very simple. If you want to get to peace, put all your preconditions on the side, sit down opposite a table, not in a studio, by the way.

You do have to do business with and to try to influence people you don't agree with, or find disagreeable, so it's important to stress that balance.

Our position is that we can sit down and talk to try to solve our problems through dialogue.

I don't have the ability to find a middle ground with my audiences, and I know this too well.

Jaw jaw is better than war war.

Jaw-jaw is better than war-war.

There's always a way to talk.

A promising process of dialogue can be disrupted by a premature or inadequate involvement of public opinion.

Talk brings opponents together.

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

Negotiating is an art—it is a real art.

A huge amount of negotiations and diplomacy has nothing to do with bartering or arguing but is just trying to get everyone [doing the negotiating] on the same page. It takes yours, days, even weeks sometimes.