Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Quotes

Many hard comments have been made on my efforts in India from the side of the Congress party, yet I feel content in the deep conviction that the offer I traveled 22,000 miles to discuss with Indian leaders was a real contribution to a solution of our differences.

The President so far has struck me as a man who is trying hard to keep his balance. He certainly has been very receptive to all my efforts in these directions.

I will negotiate with my worst enemy.

A peace deal requires agreements, and you don't make agreements with your friends, you make agreements with your enemies.

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

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

To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.

We believe that we should come to an agreement with the Palestinians. But we need two to tango.

Peace with the Palestinians will open ports of peace all around the Mediterranean. The duty of leaders is to pursue freedom ceaselessly, even in the face of hostility, in the face of doubt and disappointment. Just imagine what could be.

Two great talkers will not travel far together.

Successful diplomacy is an alignment of objectives and means.

Better talk than fight, if nothing of sovereign value is anyway lost. Dialogue has achieved more than confrontation in many parts of the world.

The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.

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.

I think we should all talk to our enemies and talk to our friends. Talk! That's the only way we'll find solutions.

All training is negotiation, whether you're training dogs or spouses.

You cannot compromise unless people talk to you.

I've often reflected on this in the past weeks as I've been following the presidential campaign: Very often, I thought it would have been great for both of these guys to sit down and be force-fed a couple of dozen episodes of Star Trek.

I believe any time that both parties are talking, it's a good thing.

One thing is certain, You can't shake hands with a fist.

It's better to have a dialogue with your enemies than not.

Jaw jaw is better than war war.

Compromise is an underrated virtue. The world is awash with dead people because politicians would not compromise.

Negotiations can create conditions that can lead to solutions.

I don't twist arms. I shake hands.