Kofi Annan Quotes

I don't think that confrontation always leads to a solution.

I do believe that any conflict has a better chance of being resolved if two people can come face to face.

I feel like anything can be worked out; you just gotta talk through it as adults.

Even when the views are contradictory, talks are the only way forward and problems should be resolved through dialogue.

You need to be able to agree from time to time if we're going to get anywhere. Once you have started a civil dialogue, it's a much smoother road to compromise. The key thing to remember is it's a daily practice.

It's a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with.

Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes.

I think confrontation is healthy, because it clears the air very quickly.

There's not a problem we have that we can't talk out. We can't shout it out.

Hold on. It’s not a fight. It’s a discussion.

This is a duty now. Pick up the phone and call me, particularly when your ideas differ from mine.

There's always a way to talk.

I have disagreements with some and more agreements with others. But that doesn't mean I cannot listen to those I disagree with.

If I had a row with my husband, it's not going to work my saying, 'Right, if you don't do what I want, I'm going to walk out.' It doesn't work on any level. What you do is you go in and you say, 'I have a problem. You have a problem. Let's try and sort this out together.' You don't come to an agreement with people who you're falling out with badly.

I've learned It 's better to address conflicts head on and then move on.

Negotiation is empathy. It's almost trite to say that if you can't put yourself in the seat of the other person you're speaking with, you're not going to do well. It's not about being a bully, not about making offers people can't refuse.

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

If you are willing to listen and if you are willing to sit around the table, sometimes especially with the people who you think you disagree with the most, it is still really possible to get things done.

I've got a knife and I want to talk to you I've got a prayer and I want to carve it to you I've got no chance, that's why I'm looking to you O Lord, ride with me

Remember, it takes two to make an argument. The one who is wrong is the one who will be doing most of the talking.

... The person who, at any stage of a conversation, disagrees, should at least hope to reach agreement in the end. He should be as much prepared to have his own mind changed as seek to change the mind of another ... No one who looks upon disagreement as an occasion for teaching another should forget that it is also an occasion for being taught.

The best weapon is to sit down and talk.

Surely, serious problems can't be solved just by talking about them.

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

If you're a politician, you might want to learn the Buddhist way of negotiation. Restoring communication and bringing back reconciliation is clear and concrete in Buddhism.