Moshe Dayan Quotes

To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects.

Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

Encourage a readiness to find consensus.

The Bible says that two cannot walk together unless they are agreed.

There comes a point, in any kind of, whether it's in your family discussions or business or whatever, where you finally have to get over the making of the points and now let's see if we can find common ground.

The main purpose of dialogue is to come to an agreement on how the two parties can work together, realize their mutual interests, and avoid conflict as much as possible

A huge amount of negotiations and diplomacy has nothing to do with bartering or arguing but is just trying to get everyone [doing the negotiating] on the same page. It takes yours, days, even weeks sometimes.

We have to slowly, carefully, and thoughtfully align all of our interests.

Even if we don't agree, we should agree to work together.

The common agenda both sides seem to share is: Whatever works.

Those who go along get along.

Reasonable, sensible men can always make a reasonable scheme appear such to other reasonable men.

Negotiations can create conditions that can lead to solutions.

My cousin Francis and I are in perfect accord. He wants Milan, and so do I.

Bipartisanship means you work together to work it out.

No one is served by continued uncertainty and fractious debate.

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

You need people that are willing to talk to the other side, or you're never going to get anything done. You need to be willing to expand your ground. There's always usually a place on issues where you can find common ground.

Moderation and bipartisan consensus go hand in hand.

One of the ways usually that you build a bipartisan agreement is one side gives up a little, and the other side gives up a little.

Good governance requires working toward common ground. It isn't easy.

We cannot agree on everything but we must agree on the framework.

You can never have unity if you want things to go your way.

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.

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.