Hillary Clinton Quotes

You cannot shake hands with a clinched fist.

There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other.

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized.

It is natural to have differences and still remain friends.

Peace itself is not made by documents. Peace is made by good will among men.

Carrying our successful diplomacy is difficult if you do not have ears for things you do not want to hear.

You have to negotiate with people who don’t trust you and vica versa. You have to be very careful but you can’t be paralyzed.

I see myself as a bridge-builder who can understand both sides.

We have to figure out why we see the world in different ways and then how are we going to adjust so that we can at least still understand each other.

As long as there are two nations, two parties, two sexes or even two people there are going to be divisions. And all the talk in the world isn't going to change that. Thank goodness!

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

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.

We run into some pretty tough arguments sometimes, but the idea is that at the end of the day, my wife and I realize that we'll always be holding each other's hand.

We build too many walls and not enough bridges.

Relationships are a constant negotiation and balance.

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.

The motto should not be: Forgive one another; rather understand one another.

A family needs to work as a team, supporting each other's individual aims and aspirations.

Based on 30 years of experience with the Iranians, they will give you 100 words. Trust only one of the 100.

The strong should always permit the weak and aggrieved to talk, to bluster, and scold without taking offence; and if we had so acted, and exercised proper skill in the management of our affairs, Mexico and ourselves would, by this time, have quietly and peaceably settled all difficulties and been good friends.

Relationships, it seems to me, are timeless. What works between two people always works; what doesn't is always troublesome. Over time, people learn - or not - how to negotiate what's difficult, but that doesn't mean the misfit has gone away entirely.

There's no room for petty grievances in politics.

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

It's better to have a dialogue with your enemies than not.

They put aside the talk of peace and instead acted for peace.