Paul Kagame Quotes

Strong men know when to compromise.

Fight as hard as you can, and then understand there's going to have to be some amount of reasonable compromise.

Reaching compromise does not signal weakness, but rather is a sign of strength. The ability to compromise is the backbone of democracy.

I'm a great believer in compromises. I do not believe in capitulation.

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.

In politics, you must let the other person have your way.

I've learned that in order to achieve what I wanted, it made more sense to negotiate than to defend the autonomy of my work by pounding my fist on the table.

The secret of America is compromise. Compromise is a sign of weakness in any other country. In America it is a great strength.

Yielding is sometimes the best way of succeeding.

Compromise is part of how we get things done.

It is not always possible to have everything go as one likes. In working with allies, it sometimes happens that they develop opinions of their own

We are hopeful that the North Koreans can show a little bit more realism, a little bit more flexibility.

Solutions must be based on compromises.

I don't like to play rough, but I will if I have to.

It's a necessary quality of a diplomat or a politician that he will compromise. Uncompromising politicians or diplomats get you into the most terrible trouble.

We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides.

Campaigns often make standing on principle the highest of virtues - and listening to your opponents a sure sign of weakness. It's the virtual opposite of what it takes to succeed in office. Squaring the circle takes a powerful combination of skills. But presidents who can campaign and compromise are generally the most successful.

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

We have to find compromises. That's the way it is in Norway.

Sometimes you need conflict in order to come up with a solution. Through weakness, oftentimes, you can't make the right sort of settlement, so I'm aggressive, but I also get things done, and in the end, everybody likes me.

I hate the fact that people think 'compromise' is a dirty word.

Negotiating with the Taliban must be done from a position of strength. Negotiating from a position of weakness would be a disaster.

Politics is compromise.

Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.

Do not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed.