Robert Redford Quotes

Rachel, we've been over this. This is what I do," he said, crumbs of whiten cheese falling from the knife. "Find a way for your lofty, unrealistic ideals to deal with it.

I can cope with nine of them, so they ought to be able to stand one of me. They could end the tiresomeness and stubbornness by giving me what I want.

Well, you can't argue with somebody that won't argue back.

I get the reason that you should be willing to negotiate sometimes. But you also ought to be willing to throw a punch.

I'm never argumentative for the sake of being argumentative, I don't think. And more than ever, I've had to be willing to fight just to get records released, or just to be able to walk away with a little bit of self-respect and pride.

Compromise is a stalling between two fools.

The Fundamental Principle that governs - or ought to govern -human affairs if we wish to avoid misunderstandings, conflicts, or pointless utopias, is negotiation.

Compromise is when you do what I tell you and I do what I want. ~Tiny Cooper

Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.

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

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

We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.

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

I don't write polite letters. I don't like to plea-bargain. I like to fight.

There is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument—and that is to avoid it.

Negotiation or Compromise can get you beat.

The opposite of compromise is fanaticism and death.

No matter what, everyone will go through a disagreement - that's what makes us all different.

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'm not a good talker, I'm a good fighter.

I just want to fight and not talk too much.

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

I believe that it's important to not just shy away from confrontation.

One way of getting along with people is the ability to give in. Strength of character means the ability to give in to others from motives of love, kindness, and humility, and to do so gracefully, when no sin is involved. It also means the ability to stand on principle, and not to give in, when sin is involved.

As we ride the elevator Gale finally says “You're still angry.” “And you're still not sorry,” I reply. "I will stand by what I said. Do you want me to lie about it?” he asks. “No, I want you to rethink it and come up with the right opinion,” I tell him.