Grant Shapps Quotes

I can definitely be tough when pushed. In relationships, you have to take a stand for who you are and how you're willing to be treated.

I'm not a fighter. If there's something going on that I really feel strongly about, I'll certainly stand up but I pick my battles.

My position does not give me the liberty to exclude anything, but my mood tells me there will not be violence.

I don't have to fight if I don't want to.

I'm very honest - brutally honest. I always look at things from their point of view as well as mine. And I know when to walk away.

I don't like saying 'no' to people, and I'm going to have to learn how to say 'no' more.

Some people are like wheelbarrows; useful only when pushed, and very easily upset. The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.

You don’t have to be confrontational of aggressive to get to where you want to be or get people to do what you want to do.

The art of politics is learning to walk with your back to the wall, your elbows high, and a smile on your face.

Don't beg, don't threaten and don't assume you're always right.

The more people talk directly to each other, the better. Dialogue is the way of solving issues.

If you want to keep the relationships you have, it's best not to talk about them.

Persuasiveness is really just about getting your ideas across without being forceful. It's a skill that can be learned and is useful for anyone who works in a team environment.

When you're not being heard - I can't tell you what to do when you're not being heard. I do think there is a way to move in love and get things done, though.

I've spent my life navigating through sensitive issues. Not wanting to upset people.

I've always had a tendency to push the envelope as far as it can go without hurting someone's feelings.

To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to achieve.

But I think that sensitivity is also a good counsellor when it comes to enforcing one's interests.

If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secrete of getting along - whether it be business, family relations, or life itself.

I've had to learn how to say 'no' to offers.

The only power you have is the word no.

Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency.

There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.

Approach your business partners with concepts that they can get their heads around, and try to respond to their needs.

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.