Jaime Harrison Quotes

When you are President you have to get something done, and that often means compromise.

The important thing is that we recognize our President's leadership, that he is not saying: I am going to walk away from this. He is saying: I am going to do the right thing.

We have generals working on worst-case scenarios; we need statesmen on best cases.

The only way to deal with gridlock is compromise. And if we compromise, it means we’ll have a confused policy.

Strong men know when to compromise.

Compromise is the oil that makes government go.

A president who aspires to be recognized as a global leader should not personally stake out a foreign-policy goal, commit himself eloquently to its attainment, and then yield the ground when confronted by firm opposition.

Politics and war are remarkably similar situations.

I have just been the man in the middle, trying to make sure that we steer the right course.

It's so much easier to throw rocks than it is to govern.

Politics is the art of realizing what there is to realize.

Many hard comments have been made on my efforts in India from the side of the Congress party, yet I feel content in the deep conviction that the offer I traveled 22,000 miles to discuss with Indian leaders was a real contribution to a solution of our differences.

I don't want to go down in history as a man who allowed blood to be shed.

The world cannot be governed without juggling.

Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency.

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

A prime minister has to keep a certain balance when dealing with sensitive issues.

France on its own cannot impose its point of view. But neither should it give up on its demands. With a clear vote for change France will be in a strong position.

It's necessary for Israelis and Palestinians to make the compromises that are required to get the direct talks back on track.

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

Sharon is capable of making peace.

The career of a politician mainly consists in making one part of the nation do what it does not want to do, in order to please and satisfy the other part of the nation.

During the past few years I have led a sometimes hard battle for German foreign policy.

I have always believed in dialogue and in nonviolence, and if you look at my background you will see that it has always been my policy to talk to everyone.

How could you justify giving Holland twice the amount of money that you gave Belgium? Well, finally, I put it up to them. They said that they couldn't do it; it would destroy them. I said they had to do it. And I finally got support from Hoffman on it.