Quotes About Consensus

We may have to force people to get together in terms of picking a particular type of technology and starting to build to that technology, as opposed to everybody exercising their right to buy their own system, you know, at will.

Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

When people disagree with you, what you ultimately have to do is persuade people to agree with you - period.

The science is settled; it's not even a consensus, it is a unanimity that human life begins at conception.

It is idle to await unanimity.

The majority of decisions in Europe are done by unanimity. That's why it is important to be to have good relations with all parts.

But doing what I do, you will never get unanimity of people.

Unanimity is important because it signals that the justices can rise above their differences and interpret the law without partisanship.

It's got to be both houses and the people coming together in unanimous decision when you start messing with the Constitution.

The areas of consensus shift unbelievably fast; the bubbles of certainty are constantly exploding.

...Obama said, 'I welcome debate among my team, but I won't tolerate division.

If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.

There's no right. There's no wrong. There's only popular opinion.

All the wisdom of the world consists of shouting with the majority.

What people want, mainly, is to be told by some plausible authority that what they are already doing is right. I don't know know of a quicker way to become unpopular than to disagree.

Everybody said so. Far be it from me to assert that what everybody says must be true. Everybody is, often, as likely to be wrong as right.

Namely, we have no right to believe a thing true because everybody says so unless there are good grounds for believing that some one person at least has the means of knowing what is true, and is speaking the truth so far as he knows it.

In foreign policy, there are times when speaking with one voice - and it doesn't have to be mine - allows us to engage better on issues, and enables us to do things more effectively.

I am speaking as a Republican now, not a national security expert, but I believe that my party needs to come together.

The Cabinet makes collective decision and when the Cabinet speaks it speaks with one voice.

People at Fox are very close, and always feel like they're part of something. We may not agree on every issue, but it is a very special place.

I just want to work with legislative council members from across the political spectrum to get things done.

Most across the political spectrum - whether you're a Republican, Democrat, Progressive or Independent - agree with the need for more affordable housing.

I am perfectly happy to compromise and work with anybody: Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians - I'll work with Martians if - and the if is critical - they're willing to cut spending and reduce the debt.