Quotes About Agreement

They say politics is a contact sport, and I have to agree with that.

I don't want to get into it, but if you know someone, it doesn't mean you agree with everything they say or they do.

When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.

I stand in support of royalty for singers, but sometimes things happen all of a sudden and you have to sign a contract.

Consensus isn't just about agreement. It's about changing things around: You get a proposal, you work something out, people foresee problems, you do creative synthesis. At the end of it, you come up with something that everyone thinks is okay. Most people like it, and nobody hates it.

I agreed with everything he was saying when he ran for president. I was listening to what he said. I go, this guy thinks like me and I agree with him. Now he's changing. All he keeps saying is millionaires and billionaires don't pay their fair share of taxes.

When you think you have something special, you can't be the only one what thinks it; everybody else has to agree.

My husband thinks he's compromising if we have one cook instead of three.

The best move you can make in negotiation is to think of an incentive the other person hasn't even thought of - and then meet it.

When Brian told me he grew up in New Mexico, I told him I thought it is cool that people from other countries play football. He corrected me on my geography and agreed to sit down with me anyway.

Being in on the secret might be a lot of fun when you're a kid, but not so much once you realize how often life hinges on everyone agreeing--at least outwardly--on the same reality.

Historians now agree that, relatively speaking, the years 1000 to 1300 in Europe—the period traditionally called the "High Middle Ages"—were prosperous and productive.

I've taken an option on it, but I haven't bought it yet

QUESTION: What if my child and I agree on a solution and then she won't do what she agreed to? ANSWER: As you've read, that's usually a sign that the solution wasn't as realistic and mutually satisfactory as you may have first thought. That's not a catastrophe, just a reminder that the first solution to a problem often doesn't get the job

the solution must be realistic (meaning both parties can actually do what they're agreeing to do) and mutually satisfactory (meaning the solution truly and logically addresses the concerns of both parties).

You sure you can do that? Let's make sure we come up with a solution we can both do").

history has taught them that disagreements are always handled using Plan A.

It's funny how some miles seem longer than others. It depends on what you are thinking about, I suppose. What you are thinking and what I am thinking. If our thoughts agree, the miles are not so long. We get on better when we are thinking together than when we are talking together.

Agreement between those of unequal power is inherently suspect. (page 102)

They say opposites attract, but like meets like, too.

So—why do we need a covenant? Because a written covenant makes our commitment real on a level that mere conversation does not. It provides a way for the group to claim shared ownership for their behavior because it contains detailed guidelines that help the group function together in agreed-upon ways.

A political speech pleases all. Those who agree with it, think it over and those who don't are glad it's over

Sometimes, but not often, I am thoroughly convinced that the decision I have made is the right one, even though it differs from the others, and I will exercise my authority to approve or reject a decision against their wishes. In most cases, though, if we can't agree on something, a better idea is to table the decision rather than to exercise the power.

Happiness is only attained by the free will agreeing in its freedom to accord with the will of God.