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Quotes About Negotiation

The United States is for a two-state solution. The United States wants to see the Israelis and Palestinians come together.
~ Bill Richardson
I was part of a government that tried to resolve the question of Kosovo by war. Perhaps there is some justice that today I should be the person most responsible for finding a peaceful solution.
~ Ivica Dacic
If there is a political cause, then there has to be a political solution.
~ Jonathan Powell
The key is that when we disagree, we really hear the other one out and agree that there is a more elegant solution than one of us 'winning.'
~ Jennifer Konner
I fear a very hard Brexit, but I hope we will find a better solution.
~ Erna Solberg
We would only need a bespoke solution for Northern Ireland if Britain leaves the Single Market.
~ Leo Varadkar
My view is to try and not demonize the Palestinians. I'm not denying that there are Palestinians who fire rockets and do terrible things; I know that that happens. But to get a fundamental solution, you have to have hope on both sides.
~ James Wolfensohn
Anyone seeking a real solution in Israel and Palestine rejects the us-versus-them mentality entirely.
~ Marianne Williamson
No one was talking about a two-state solution until the '90s, then it became an acceptable solution.
~ Ayelet Shaked
A comprehensive approach to a two-state solution is not just, we believe, in Israel's interest. It's in our interest.
~ Joe Sestak
There are no military solutions - dialogue and diplomacy are the only guarantee of lasting peace.
~ Martin McGuinness
Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems.
~ Reinhold Niebuhr
Costa Rica believes in building bridges, in looking for solutions to problems, and not clinging to positions.
~ Óscar Arias
We are looking for bipartisan solutions not partisan rhetoric.
~ Paul Ryan
In a country as large and diverse as America, compromise is how we get things done. It isn't always pretty, but we have to find solutions to our problems that, at the end of the day, most people can live with.
~ Mark Udall
Of course, China is a key to the North Korea if we're going to solve that riddle, but they could also be helpful on Iraq, which is why it's important that we maintain a constructive dialogue with China.
~ Frank Carlucci
I prefer to solve conflict with kindness. That's my first approach. If that doesn't work, there's always the alternative. I'm from Israel. I can tell a person what I think if I have to!
~ Anat Cohen
My view is that while you do occasionally have differences you ought to have a process where you can sit down and talk about things. How else do you solve problems?
~ Dan Miller
I mean, I'm a big believer in talking to people when you can and trying to solve problems when you can.
~ Hillary Clinton
Our position is that we can sit down and talk to try to solve our problems through dialogue.
~ Meles Zenawi
I think that we, as a civilization, need to sit down and figure out how to solve political problems over a table, not over a battlefield.
~ Gary Sherman
We want to move forward in a bipartisan fashion to solve our problems.
~ Dick Durbin
Really, we don't look at deals as 'big' or 'small': we look at things that will solve a problem for us.
~ Peggy Johnson
While we all want the U.N. to live up to its original intent and be the place where the world comes together to solve international problems, the reality is the U.N. isn't all that different from any other political body. Countries and individuals play to the cameras, create good theatre, and negotiate selfishly.
~ Richard Grenell