Fred Rogers Quotes

Societies can easily talk themselves into conflict and misery. But they can also talk, and act, their way out.

My opinion on who's wrong or who's right has nothing to do with the fact that we have to bring together people who are against each other, to transform antagonism into cooperation.

We've got to take confrontation out of the centre of politics. With fighting, no one wins; with dialogue, everyone wins.

If you are negotiating you must do so in a spirit of reconciliation, not from the point of view of issuing ultimatums.

When we face problems or disagreements today, we have to arrive at solutions through dialogue. Dialogue is the only appropriate method. One-sided victory is no longer acceptable. We must work to resolve conflicts in a spirit of reconciliation and always keep in mind the interests of others.

There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.

But you've got to understand what the other guy is about, even if at the end of the process you decide that there is no ground with this man or woman except to fight them.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing them to become eternal.

We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides.

Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation.

I'm not looking for a battle with anybody, neither the council nor our labor partners.

I have always believed in dialogue and in nonviolence, and if you look at my background you will see that it has always been my policy to talk to everyone.

Better talk than fight, if nothing of sovereign value is anyway lost. Dialogue has achieved more than confrontation in many parts of the world.

The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.

Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit.

We should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analysing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will.

Costa Rica believes in building bridges, in looking for solutions to problems, and not clinging to positions.

What you need to do in conflict resolution is to bring the people who believe that the answer to their political ambitions will be achieved through violence into a frame of mind that they accept that their political ambitions will be delivered by politics.

Our position is that we can sit down and talk to try to solve our problems through dialogue.

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

My policy is trust—peace, and to put aside the bayonet

Negotiations can create conditions that can lead to solutions.

A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.

The fact that talk may be boring or turgid or uninspiring should not cause us to forget the fact that it is preferable to war.