Madeleine Albright Quotes

I think in most relationships that have problems, there's fault on both sides. And in order for it to work, there has to be some common ground that's shared. And it's not just one person making amends.

Mutual respect! That's what it takes to be friends.

If you want to get along with somebody, let them be right, and it will last longer.

if we stop talking at one another, and start talking with one another, we can get a lot done.

Listen, talk, be respectful of people - and make sure that you have openness to where people are coming from. And you don't do anything that is unnecessarily antagonistic, that is only going to make you feel good because you've done it.

Life with another person is always difficult.

There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world.

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

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'm usually pretty good about meeting people. I try to remember they are human, too!

You have to walk in the other guy's moccasins. You have to think what they think. If you want to bring somebody onto your side, you have to figure out what motivates them. What do they need?

I hope it's enabling me to deal with another human being who's more important to me than I am.

Living with anyone for many years takes skill. To keep peace in the household, couples learn to adapt to one another, hopefully in positive ways.

Relationships are negotiated and if you deal with ultimatums and authority all the time, then you're not going to get anywhere.

I don't like anybody to be angry with me. I'd rather have friends.

If you shake your fist, the other guy will shake his too. But if you extend your hand to shake their hand, then they will extend theirs also, and you've made a friend.

The real business of life is trying to understand each other.

We must all learn a good lesson - how to live together.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.

That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats.

In romance, we feel the need to zoom in and expound on our partner's foibles in intimate detail; in friendship, we tend to do the opposite, avoiding confrontation through fear, lethargy or both.

Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! We should also respect the enemy in our friend.

The most special relationships, in my experience, are based on a combination of trust and mutual respect.

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good deal less sorrow in the world a hundred years hence.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.