Building Quote by Harri Holkeri

Consensus is something you have if you cannot have agreement.

— Forbes Burnham

If you come to a negotiation table saying you have the final truth, that you know nothing but the truth and that is final,…

— Harri Holkeri

Consensus is usually made possible by vague language and shallow commitments.

— Mason Cooley

“Consensus is not compromise. There is almost always some common ground that everyone can agree on that does not compromise the principles of any…

— Curtis Ferrell

“The hallmark of futile negotiations is that each side regards [an] overarching reality as a problem for the people on the other side of…

— William Voegeli

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

— Paul Harris

“He who has learned to disagree without being disagreeable has discovered the most valuable secret of negotiation.”

— Robert Estabrook

Disagreements are useful, as, unlike agreements, they can teach you something.

— Melchor Lim

“Agreement doesn't make truth---reality does.”

— S.W. Southwick

“If you can bring dissent and disagreement to a common understanding of what the decision is all about, you create unity in action, and…

— Joseph A. Maciariello

I love disagreements. I love the democratic process. If I'm in a room where everybody agrees, I start to nod off.

— Gina McCarthy

Agreement is made more precious by disagreement.

— Publilius Syrus