Frank-Walter Steinmeier Quotes

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

To have compromise you must first have dialog. That is the true path of democracy.

Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.

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

Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions.

Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit.

Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out.

Peace comes through dealing with people. Peace doesn't come at the end of a bayonet or the end of a gun.

The best way to avoid warfare is if no one shows up.

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

To achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East takes guts, not guns.

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

Ultimately, peace depends on compromise.

Strong men know when to compromise.

We need a lot more respect in this country for compromise…. There is in compromise a lot of integrity, especially political integrity.

We will have to want peace, want it enough to pay for it, pay for it in our own behavior and in material ways. We will have to want it enough to overcome our lethargy and go out and find all those in other countries who want it as much as we do.

I have tried to treat people on the other side civilly and look for common ground.

I assure you, Ladies and Gentlemen, that we shall discover ourselves in peace more than we have with war and confrontation, as I am sure that the Israelis, in turn shall find themselves in peace more than they have found it in war.

Peace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense.

Heck, nobody gets along perfectly. But what we have is respect for one another. We have a system where one guy can veto anything.

We've got to take confrontation out of the centre of politics. With fighting, no one wins; with dialogue, everyone wins.

Well, I just hope we can have peace, and I hope it'll do some good.

Solutions must be based on compromises.

If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secrete of getting along - whether it be business, family relations, or life itself.

Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.