John Hume Quotes

You don't get unity by ignoring the questions that have to be faced.

Hopefully, we can build bridges, but we also have to draw lines.

The loudest voices we hear are those who advocate conflict, divisiveness.

I choose to bring people together. I choose to seek compromise.

Ultimately, peace depends on compromise.

You try to do what you can to bring harmony wherever you go.

Mutual forbearance and reciprocal concessions: thro' their agency the Union was established - the patriotic spirit from which they emanated will forever sustain it.

Can we all get along?

I would prefer things to be peaceful and not have conflict.

Stop the fighting and find the middle ground.

Sometimes, we find common ground; more often, we don't.

All sides must learn to respect one another.

Good discourse sinks differences and seeks agreements.

A word of truth can mobilise two peoples looking for the road to reconciliation.

When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not.

Many obstacles to the expansion of good will have presented themselves.

What we need is not more distrust and division. What we need now is acceptance.

That which neither weapon nor flame could accomplish will be achieved by a sweet speaking tongue in council.

It has been the way of Rotary to focus thought upon matters in which members are in agreement, rather than upon matters in which they are in disagreement.

I will end the history of division and conflict through reconciliation and fairness.

I invite everyone to chose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition.

Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together.

The thing is: in order to reach an agreement, to reach that balance, sometimes it is sort of like that old Rhinestone Cowboy lyric, 'There'll be a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon.' For those of you who were too young, or don't recall the song, made famous by country singer Glen Campbell, it is your loss.

Do we have to talk in order to agree or agree in order to talk?

If we cannot agree, then at least we ought to move on.