Christopher Golden Quotes

Disagreement on issues doesn't mean 'dissension.' All it means is that honest men can differ in their approach. You lay out your positions, and president makes a decision.

We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we did differ, and the bigger we got, the more insistent we got that each one of us should have his way.

I can do whatever I want. They will tell me if what I am doing is stupid or a total waste of time. I may tell them that they are wrong, and we will come to an agreement.

Hold on. It’s not a fight. It’s a discussion.

If you lose an argument it doesn't mean you change your mind but you have to accept the decision.

We can't always agree on everything.

I think that people have to reward those individuals who are prepared to work across the political aisle. I don't see any other way; if you don't talk to people with whom you disagree, you're never going to solve problems.

Genuine dialogue, not rhetorical bomb-throwing, leads to progress.

In peace, as there is more time to spare, the leaders are expected to persuade the rank and file, instead of commanding them.

When I'm arguing, I'm competing. I'm trying to win a game. And if that's what's called for, it's just a reaction.

Unfortunately, I am not the typical, old-school, 'Yes dear, you're right,' just to get out of a situation. I am more of the type to work it out until you think I'm right or I think you're right.

Our best comes out when we have honest discussions.

Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.

There are two types of people: those who try to win and those who try to win arguments. They are never the same.

When people disagree with you, what you ultimately have to do is persuade people to agree with you - period.

I am totally down with disagreement. I don't like Haterade, but disagreement is wonderful. When someone disagrees, we try to reach common ground. That's good.

My job is to come up with something that you like and you agree with that you would play wholeheartedly. If we disagree, I may not be doing my job correctly.

I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials, the Minister of Finance - but there were decisions that I had to make.

Dialogue means debates and everyone's point of view.

The day-to-day making of policy is arguing all the time. You're trying to get the right approach and the right answer, and there are moments that aren't very pleasant. But in the end, you look at the overall product.

I'm not scared of diversity. We have to have debates and win the argument, and if there are amendments that need to be brought up so we find out where the party is, so be it.

So I told Robert from the start that if we couldn't get Charles and Max to take part, but especially Charles, that I didn't want to make the film. So would he call his mother and talk to Charles and see if Charles would at all be interested.

I'd rather lose an argument than get into a long discussion in order to win it.

Most negotiators are trying to get their way.

I've learned that in order to achieve what I wanted, it made more sense to negotiate than to defend the autonomy of my work by pounding my fist on the table.