Win-Win Solutions Quotes

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.

If you're making enemies along the way, you're going to limit the ability for yourself to be successful in advancing your causes.

We owe it to the American people to set aside the areas where our ideology may prevent progress and find common ground where there are plenty of opportunities to produce good results.

One of the most powerful lessons I learned is when you make an argument in a film, you have to make sure both characters are right.

In a globalized world policies based on zero-sum games do not work.

Posturing is counterproductive. Posturing only works if things are screwed up.

I'm not good at compromise.

Campaigns often make standing on principle the highest of virtues - and listening to your opponents a sure sign of weakness. It's the virtual opposite of what it takes to succeed in office. Squaring the circle takes a powerful combination of skills. But presidents who can campaign and compromise are generally the most successful.

If you have a common purpose and an environment in which people want to help others succeed, the problems will be fixed quickly.

I'm a diplomat by nature. I help find the middle ground. I crack a joke and use humour to help resolve potentially vicious situations quickly. It gets things in perspective and helps everyone to see that things aren't as bad as they seem.

I open each class with an explanation of the singular importance of being a "dealmaker." The manifesto of the dealmaker is simple: Reality is negotiable.

I have a different approach. I don't file lawsuits because I really don't care.

Entrepreneurs may be brutally honest, but fostering relationships with partners and building enduring communities requires empathy, self-sacrifice and a willingness to help others without expecting anything in return.

We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we use problems as weapons to blame and defeat opposition forces. No wonder we can't come up with real lasting solutions!

In a world where global politics is no longer a zero-sum game, it is - or should be - counterintuitive to pursue one's interests without considering the interests of others.

He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Competition must be replaced by cooperation.

It's better to get smart than to get mad. I try not to get so insulted that I will not take advantage of an opportunity to persuade people to change their minds.

What we want to do is call attention to the fact that when workers and business work together, when you create a stakeholder model of corporate governance, where you understand that you can do well by your workers, you can do well by your shareholders and you can do well by your customers, that's how we create a virtuous cycle.

There were times that I needed to go to battle, but how I went to battle wasn't always the best way in.

I view myself as a dealmaker.

The main thing is strategy. It's not just come in and duke it out and fight.

I try to build up people, not break them down, and in politics, it seems now the game is breaking down your opponents.

The number one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain their self-esteem. You don't hit a man on the head when you've got your fingers between his teeth.

... balancing competing goals of simplicity, efficiency and equity.