Edward I Quotes

The two most frightening words in Washington are 'bipartisan consensus.' Bipartisan consensus is when my doctor and my lawyer agree with my wife that I need help.

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.

That which concerns everyone must also be discussed and approved by everyone.

The only kind of coercion I recommend is mutual coercion, mutually agreed upon by the majority of the people affected.

… our common interests far outweigh our differences

I have always believed in evolving a consensus before taking any major decision.

I think it is possible to meet people in the middle, to have a discussion even though you may not agree on solutions, and find some common ground and get to consensus.

Our mission and task has always been to find a pragmatic balance among competing interests that will serve the greatest common good.

A consensus on realising the goal of universal suffrage is not unattainable if we bear the common good in mind, move a step further, and try to resolve the differences or even stop insisting on some of one's own views.

There have always been different opinions on some elements of our sanction policy. It will probably stay that way... What is important is that we keep this unity and decide all together.

The only valid starting point is to understand what we all share - we have to find what we can all agree on.

With clever and mature people, it becomes clear: you shake hands, and look together towards the same goal.

It is my earnest hope that all parties across the political spectrum will bear Hong Kong's long-term interests in mind, apply their political wisdom, and seek a consensus through open and rational communication with people of different views.

You always feel more attracted to people who play the way you play.

A swarm finds the solution people best agree upon. It optimizes collective support, whereas a poll tells us how we disagree.

I have seen throughout my professional career that the robust exchange of ideas and bipartisan compromises can bring about the best policy results.

I'm all in favour of talking to other parties, always have been, always will be. I'm a pluralist, talk to them, see what we've got in common, work together, fine.

The only formula we have when we work together is that we both have to have a product we can endorse when we finish. Something we both like. It's a matter of compromise. In the end what you get is what both of us can agree on. In that comes Tears for Fears. I don't know what the mix or magic is, that's just what it is.

I wanted to find people who were like me, and I did, in the people I was reading.

My readers and I, we have the same taste, and it's awesome. They'll tell me about stuff that I haven't heard of.

It's time to put America at the front of all of our agendas and to find ways to work together on common ground.

Are people drawn to each other because of the stories they carry inside? At the library I couldn’t help but notice which patrons checked out the same books. They appeared to have nothing in common, but who could tell what a person was truly made of? The unknown, the riddle, the deepest truth. I noticed them all: the ones who’d lost their way, the ones who’d lived their lives in ashes, the ones who had to prove themselves, the ones who, like me, had lost the ability to feel.

Every man cannot have his way in all things. If his opinion prevails at some times, he should acquiesce on seeing that of others preponderate at other times. Without this mutual disposition we are disjointed individuals, but not a society.

There's a time for debate and a time for consensus. There's a time for advocacy and time for first principles.