Quotes About Conciliation

I believe that for peace a man may, even should, do everything in his power. Nothing in this world could rank higher than peace.

We can find common ground only by moving to higher ground.

Peace with all the world is my sincere wish. I am sure it is our true policy, and am persuaded it is the ardent desire of the government.

An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

The way to go from discord to harmony is to go from concentrating on differences to concentrating on similarities.

he realized he would only get that when they had reached some kind of accord, where painful subjects could be addressed without instantly causing defensive anger.

Diplomacy, n. is the art of letting somebody else have your way.

In politics the middle way is none at all.

I try to please everyone.

I just want to be agreeable; I want to be a pleaser. And that's all I want to do. I want to please the fans or the haters. One or the other.

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.

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.

I have tried to treat people on the other side civilly and look for common ground.

You cannot compromise unless people talk to you.

Every conflict can be removed.

I don't like to get involved in conflict.

I don't like conflict.

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.

At all events, arbitration is more rational, just, and humane than the resort to the sword.

We simply believe that we should lean into the world with something other than the pointed edge of a sword.

Imagine if you were asked by your country to be an ambassador to an enemy nation. You would probably have to learn a new language and adapt to some customs and cultural differences in order to be polite and accomplish your mission. As an ambassador you would not be able to isolate yourself from the enemy. To fulfill your mission, you would have to have contact and relate to them.

Why can't we all just get along?

Blessed are the peacemakers on earth.

For every ounce of power you use, you need to add an ounce of conciliation. Let