Quotes About Conciliation

India's history and destiny, India's legacy and future, are a function of coexistence and conciliation, of reform and reconciliation.

That is why if Lebanon concludes a peace agreement with Israel and brings that accord to the Parliament our deputies will reject it; Hezbollah refuses any conciliation with Israel in principle.

We'll hold out our hand; they have to unclench their fist.

Abraham Lincoln was often criticized for trying to make friends with his enemies instead of trying to get rid of them. He replied, "Isn't that what I'm doing when I make an enemy a friend?

I believe that there should be a way of archieving peace other than fighting. Jacen

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.

No one is exempt from the call to find common ground.

If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling.

No more fighting over territory and prey.

It is always possible to argue against an interpretation, to confront interpretations, to arbitrate between them and to seek for an agreement, even if this agreement remains beyond our reach.

The legacies of Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat, of Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein, stand as an inspiration for all who work for peace.

We did not seek ideological confrontation.

I'm a mediator by training and inclination.

Civilization, to be worthy of the name, must afford other methods of settling human differences than those of blood letting.

Busca el acuerdo «La diplomacia es el arte de permitir a alguien hacer la tuya.» Daniele Varè

I am prepared to talk with anyone. I have no personal grudge toward anybody.

The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner's legitimate interests.

The president is the leader of the nation. The president brings people together, does the deals, does the trades, knocks the heads together. The president leads.

Since the business of politics is the conciliation of differing interests, justice must not merely be done, but to be seen to be done.

I see myself as a bridge-builder who can understand both sides.

the highest excellence is winning without fighting, not decimating every adversary you encounter. Since destruction clearly isn't your goal and victory is, leaving things intact maximizes your gains and helps you to mend your fences with your adversary.

The search for common ground starts with the search for higher ground - even with your opponents...especially with your opponents.

Whether it's Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana or Odisha, we have seen similar patterns - hostile local politics transform into conciliation of some kind after the state elections.

peace is the only way to peace