Win Win Quotes - Page 5

• Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.

  Saul Alinsky

  Change, Mean, Vacuums

  Saul Alinsky (2010). “Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals”, p.21, Vintage

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• Terrorism constitutes a direct attack on the values the UN stands for: the rule of law; the protection of civilians; peaceful resolution of conflicts; and mutual respect between people of different faiths and cultures.

  Kofi Annan

  Law, People, Peaceful

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• Non-cooperation is a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for the opposite views.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Respect, Sacrifice, Views

  Mahatma Gandhi (1984). “The Quintessence of Gandhi in His Own Words”

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• There is more than a verbal tie between the words common, community, and communication.... Try the experiment of communicating, with fullness and accuracy, some experience to another, especially if it be somewhat complicated, and you will find your own attitude toward your experience changing.

  John Dewey

  Attitude, Communication, Ties

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• Mediation and reconciliation work is about a profound quest for justice and social transformation. But at the same time, they are about service, solidarity, about exploring and rediscovering the human spirit that has been lost or shattered through human conflict, cruelty, ignorance and greed.

  Hizkias Assefa

  Ignorance, Profound, Justice

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• When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Forgiveness, Peace, Honesty

  Eleanor Roosevelt (2007). “The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers: The human rights years, 1945-1948”, Charles Scribner's Sons

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• If you have nothing to say, say nothing.

  Mark Twain

  Communication, Resolution, Dialogue

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• Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict - alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.

  Dorothy Thompson

  Peace, War, Ubuntu

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• I think both sides [China and United States] should work hard to build a new type of relationship between big powers. The two sides should cooperate with each other for a win-win result in order to benefit people from the two countries and the world.

  Xi Jinping

  Country, Hard Work, Winning

  "Xi, Obama Vow to Step Up Cooperation". english.cntv.cn. June 08, 2013.

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• I think anything thats creative really takes my mind off whatever it is that Im going through in my life. If youre going through heartbreak, and you can write a song, its a wonderful win-win, because it takes your mind off the heartbreak, and you get to vent.

  Nikki Sixx

  Song, Writing, Heart

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• Donald Trump says five things: everyone's dumb, he's going to make America great again, we're going to win, win, win. He's winning in the polls.

  Marco Rubio

  Winning, America, Dumb

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• Voluntary actions by corporations should not go beyond innovative win - win 'no regrets' initiatives. Greenhouse gas control practices that are uneconomic penalize either consumers or stockholders while politicizing the issue of corporate responsibility. Few will be satisfied, and the ineffectual measures will eventually have to be abandoned.

  Robert L. Bradley, Jr.

  Regret, Responsibility, Winning

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• Gay marriage! That's a huge change and a huge win-win for feminism.

  Kathleen Hanna

  Gay, Winning, Feminism

  Interview with Nina Corcoran, allstonpudding.com.

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• Swiss watchmaking and Silicon Valley is a marriage of technological innovation with watchmaking credibility. Our collaboration provides a rich host of synergies, forming a win-win partnership, and the potential for our three companies is enormous.

  Jean-Claude Biver

  Winning, Innovation, Collaboration

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• When Congress votes for all sorts of benefits, without voting for enough taxes to pay for them, they get the support of those who have been promised the benefits, without getting grief from the taxpayers. It's strictly win-win as far as the welfare-state politicians are concerned. But it is strictly lose-lose, big-time, for the country, as deficits skyrocket.

  Thomas Sowell

  Country, Grief, Winning

  "Political Statistics". townhall.com. April 05, 2011.

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• The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both sides.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Peace, Giving, Victory

  Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ronald A. Bosco (1982). “The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.76, Harvard University Press

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• True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Life, Peace, Kings

  Martin Luther King (Jr.) (2007). “Dream: The Words and Inspiration of Martin Luther King, Jr”, p.55, Blue Mountain Arts, Inc.

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• Philanthropy, like Red Cross voluntarism, is realizing the enhancing influence of cultural diversity. Inviting the full participation of all the community's resources leads to win-win situations.

  Gwen Jackson

  Winning, Diversity, Community

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• Courtesy towards opponents and eagerness to understand their view-point is the ABC of non-violence.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Views, Opponents, Violence

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