Quotes About Agreement

All disarmament plans had been buried.

The Union was formed by the voluntary agreement of the states; and these, in uniting together, have not forfeited their nationality, nor have they been reduced to the condition of one and the same people. If one of the states chooses to withdraw from the compact, it would be difficult to disapprove its right of doing so, and the Federal Government would have no means of maintaining its claims directly either by force or right.

If we can't begin to agree on fundamentals, such as the elimination of the most abusive forms of child labor, then we really are not ready to march forward into the future.

We'll talk without listening to each other that is the best way to get along.

The goal of conflict resolution is to cultivate unity and peace, not to win or prove you are right.

Here's the perversity of Wall Street's psychology: The more Wall Street is convinced that Washington will act rationally and raise the debt ceiling, most likely at the 11th hour, the less pressure there will be on lawmakers to reach an agreement. That will make it more likely a deal isn't reached.

Clinton feels a profound alienation from the Washington culture here, and I happen to agree with him.

In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word.

What I did was sit down with the Washington State officials, with the historic preservation people, with the tribe, the local community, the port of Port Angeles, and we worked this thing out, and we protected the tribe's interest.

And, you know, I watched him in Texas where he stood on his principle but he also reached out to members of the other party to try to work with them, to try to forge agreement where he could in keeping with his conservative principles to make Texas a better place.

Our potential adversaries are watching us, and they have seen what has happened to us... This is why we're dealing with a very problematical and troublesome Putin, and we're dealing with Iran in a very terrible agreement we had.

The soldiers did go away and their towns were torn down; and in the Moon of Falling Leaves (November), they made a treaty with Red Cloud that said our country would be ours as long as grass should grow and water flow.

Many are needed to plant and water what has been planted now that the faith has spread so far and there are so many people... No matter who plants or waters, God gives no harvest unless what is planted is the faith of Peter and unless he agrees to his teachings.

A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece.

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

Audiences respond in entirely different ways. One thing is unanimous - music binds us altogether.

We cannot say no to what has already been approved by the citizens.

We cannot be a house divided - divided in will, divided in interest, divided in soul. We cannot be a house divided and live.

If we cannot agree, then at least we ought to move on.

We cannot agree on everything but we must agree on the framework.

I absolutely think that we cannot trust Iran.

I've been repeating ad nauseam that we in Burma, we are weak with regard to the culture of negotiated compromises, that we have to develop the ability to achieve such compromises.

I don't agree with the theory that removing grass and pace from the pitch nullifies Mitchell Johnson.

Our plan is what the Scottish government had with the U.K. It's an agreement to consult over the independence of Catalonia. And we will not abandon this plan until the end.