Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Quotes

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.

Half of this business is politics. As real estate developers, it's our job to go in there and get beat up.

Politics and war are remarkably similar situations.

Pundits are used to analyzing the gap between what our ideals suggest and what our security interests require.

Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.

Look, not everybody plays well with each other on the playground. I get that, that's politics.

If you aren't please tell me how you are going to not have a war.

I am not made for politics because I am incapable of wanting or accepting the death of the adversary.

We're all negotiators.

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

The whole concept of negotiating is intimidating to many people.

Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.

I will not attempt to deny the reasonableness and necessity of a party war; but in carrying on that war all principles and rules of justice should not be departed from.

You do have to do business with and to try to influence people you don't agree with, or find disagreeable, so it's important to stress that balance.

I've been repeating ad nauseam that we in Burma, we are weak with regard to the culture of negotiated compromises, that we have to develop the ability to achieve such compromises.

For better or worse, I've been involved in the description of political conflict.

Most negotiators are trying to get their way.

War may be made by one party, but it requires two to make peace.

I don't have the ability to find a middle ground with my audiences, and I know this too well.

Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.

Jaw jaw is better than war war.

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

If a President doesn't make enemies, he just won't be a very good President, that's all.

Once in a while I can agree with the enemy.

The art of government is the art of negotiating and compromise.