Dale Carnegie Quotes

We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own ... in order to create this common ground.

Good discourse sinks differences and seeks agreements.

Compromise works well in this world when you have shared goals.

… our common interests far outweigh our differences

The key is that when we disagree, we really hear the other one out and agree that there is a more elegant solution than one of us 'winning.'

We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own turf in order to create this common ground.

Consensus isn't just about agreement. It's about changing things around: You get a proposal, you work something out, people foresee problems, you do creative synthesis. At the end of it, you come up with something that everyone thinks is okay. Most people like it, and nobody hates it.

I think if you're going to get anything done in the Senate, you have to be on the same sheet of music. If you don't get people on the same sheet of music it comes out pretty horrible.

There comes a point, in any kind of, whether it's in your family discussions or business or whatever, where you finally have to get over the making of the points and now let's see if we can find common ground.

You cannot compromise unless people talk to you.

When times are tough, constant conflict may be good politics but in the real world, cooperation works better. After all, nobody's right all the time, and a broken clock is right twice a day.

The main purpose of dialogue is to come to an agreement on how the two parties can work together, realize their mutual interests, and avoid conflict as much as possible

Bipartisanship means you work together to work it out.

If we can’t agree on the facts, how can we agree on the solutions?

While significant differences between our governments continue, the progress of the last two years reminds the world of what is possible when we are defined not by the past but by the future we can build together.

By nature, I am a unifier. I am a builder of consensus. I don't believe in sloppy compromise. But I do believe in bringing people together.

You need people that are willing to talk to the other side, or you're never going to get anything done. You need to be willing to expand your ground. There's always usually a place on issues where you can find common ground.

One of the ways usually that you build a bipartisan agreement is one side gives up a little, and the other side gives up a little.

Good governance requires working toward common ground. It isn't easy.

You always have to come from the element of 'What do you have in common?' first. It makes it easier to work through your differences.

We cannot agree on everything but we must agree on the framework.

Our mission and task has always been to find a pragmatic balance among competing interests that will serve the greatest common good.

It takes two to write a letter as much as it takes two to make a quarrel.

In overcoming prejudice, working together is even more effective than talking together.

I don't think there's anything wrong with sitting down with people as long as you understand that there are needs to be met and purposes to be served.