Daniel Cormier Quotes

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

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

Violence is my last option.

I try to avoid conflict. I don't want people to be unhappy.

You have to pick your battles on set.

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.

Every time that we've ever fought, we fought to keep from bein' destroyed. We've never started a war.

There is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument—and that is to avoid it.

The alternative is not war or doing nothing. Whoever rejects war is not doomed to appeasement.

I have desired as sincerely as any man—I sometimes think more than any other man—that our present difficulties might be settled without the shedding of blood.

Mediation is one of the most effective tools of non-violence. It can turn parties away from conflict, towards compromise.

I will go anywhere, anytime, to meet with anyone to find common ground.

There is no conflict in the world that cannot be solved.

We advised them to do what they think proper against the war.

I know that speaking with parties, which I do, but not very often, is seen by many as a 'contamination.'

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.

I don't like to fight.

You have to give everybody another recourse as some means other than violence, no matter how distasteful it may be to have to deal with them and what they represent.

I've grown up a little bit. I understand the importance of the negotiation. It is a collective act.

I'm a mediator by training and inclination.

I have a different approach. I don't file lawsuits because I really don't care.

If you are going to make peace, you can't just meet nice people.

Sharon is capable of making peace.

We would like to see you departing peacefully.

Demeanor-wise, Reagan was a conservative, but a pragmatic conservative, and he found silver linings in things. He liked to be a mediator. He didn't like to have enemies around him.