Quotes About Resolution

We don't have any intention whatsoever to use military force to solve the Palestinian problem. But when it comes to terror - when it comes to terror, I believe that military - the right military steps is a very, very complicated kind of warfare, where I make every effort not to escalate the situation.

The courts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputes begins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternative methods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency.

For me, one of the major reasons to move beyond just the planting of trees was that I have tendency to look at the causes of a problem. We often preoccupy ourselves with the symptoms, whereas if we went to the root cause of the problems, we would be able to overcome the problems once and for all.

With poker, you have a resolution of the hand within a couple of minutes. Whereas, even if the thought process in investing is very much the same, you're looking at an outcome that could be 2, 3, 4, 5 years from when you make the original decision. And the mindset related to that is very different.

Everything is negotiable. Whether or not the negotiation is easy is another thing.

History is filled with tragic examples of wars that result from diplomatic impasse. Whether in our local communities or in international relations, the skillful use of our communicative capacities to negotiate and resolve differences is the first evidence of human wisdom.

Conflict is good in a negotiation process... it's the clash of two ideas, which then, all being well, produces a third idea.

The most intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and their conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

If the great American people will only keep their temper, on both sides of the line, the troubles will come to an end, and the question which now distracts the country will be settled just as surely as all other difficulties of like character which have originated in this government have been adjusted.

Wars based on principle are far more destructive... the attacker will not destroy that which he is after.

We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.

In tragedy, it's hard to find a good resolution; it's not black and white: it's a big fog of gray.

We will prevent war, whatever it takes.

In a litigation-happy society, clear agreements often prevent small disagreements from becoming big ones.

I wish to pay attention to what we can do better to prevent conflict. Because by avoiding conflict, we save human lives, and we also save money.

It is far easier and more effective - and not just in terms of cost - to prevent conventional conflicts than to intervene after an eruption of violence.

I'm not a happy-ending person. I want to know what happens once Cinderella rides off with Prince Charming.

Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy.

A preliminary agreement in principle is not a deal.

The thing should have plot and character, beginning, middle and end. Arouse pity and then have a catharsis. Those were the best principles I was ever taught.

Compromise for compromise sake is never good, unless it is grounded in principles.

We prioritize dialogue, even in our fight with bandits and gangs.

When differences of view emerge, as they are bound to do from time to time, they should be resolved privately and whenever appropriately, collectively.