French Proverb Quotes

As far as I'm concerned I've never had a problem with anybody, no rivalry.

One should not maintain a dispute.

There was something special about watching a manager and umpire both convinced they were totally right, but knowing that one had to be wrong. As an ump, those moments made my job fun, and getting 'nose-to-nose' was part of my job description.

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

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

We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.

If we cannot agree, then at least we ought to move on.

We aren't going to agree on everything and there will be other areas where we will be working together.

Surely diplomacy is needed when there is conflict, not when there is harmony.

Stop the fighting and find the middle ground.

When men understand what each other mean, they see for the most part, that controversy is either superfluous or hopeless.

If we can’t agree on the facts, how can we agree on the solutions?

There is always competition for influence, but there are also opportunities for cooperation.

Having three kids at home is sometimes like dealing with Democrats and Republicans when you're choosing a restaurant.

Where conflicts are identified, they will be resolved.

Everyone's out there trying to take what's mine, and they're going to have to fight me for it.

If you don’t intend having a compromise, you don’t negotiate at all.

If you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise. If either or both sides insist on getting everything that they want - that is to say 100 percent of their demands to be met, then there can never be a settlement.

Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.

Disputants often fare poorly when they each act greedily and deceptively.

It takes two sides to make a deal, two sides to negotiate and two sides to make it go bad.

First fight. Then fiddle.

When resources become skimpy, human beings don't suddenly cooperate to conserve what's left. They fight to the last scrap for possession of a diminishing resource.

Conflict is always fun to play.