Norman Angell Quotes

Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference.

It's a difficult question of relations between people.

We tried war, we tried aggression, we tried intervention. None of it works. Why don't we try peace, as a science of human relations, not as some vague notion - as everyday work.

Always speak politely to an enraged Dragon.

Most management systems have to do with establishing trust and getting people to cooperate. They're not really about expertise or science.

No, you're not allowed to be bossy when you're married. You have to learn compromise, and compassion and patience.

But I think that sensitivity is also a good counsellor when it comes to enforcing one's interests.

The world cannot be governed without juggling.

But you've got to understand what the other guy is about, even if at the end of the process you decide that there is no ground with this man or woman except to fight them.

I've grown up a little bit. I understand the importance of the negotiation. It is a collective act.

This applies to many film jobs, not just editing: half the job is doing the job, and the other half is finding ways to get along with people and tuning yourself in to the delicacy of the situation.

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

Look, not everybody plays well with each other on the playground. I get that, that's politics.

We always have hoped that American diplomacy deploys itself in dialogue and persuasion rather than by ultimatums. That is the path we want in international relations.

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

We must keep on trying to solve problems, one by one, stage by stage, if not on the basis of confidence and cooperation, at least on that of mutual toleration and self-interest.

There are people in Baghdad pursuing the initiative that I started, and I want to give them every chance of success. I don't want to provide any distractions.

There is a fine line between assertiveness and being relaxed.

Successful diplomacy is an alignment of objectives and means.

We're all negotiators.

I have always viewed my role as a sort of ambassador or bridge between groups to help provide a dialog.

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 art of communication is the language of leadership.

I think we should all talk to our enemies and talk to our friends. Talk! That's the only way we'll find solutions.