Facts Quote by Melchor Lim

Agreement is brought about by changing people's minds - other people's.

— S. I. Hayakawa

Consensus is something you have if you cannot have agreement.

— Forbes Burnham

Without agreement you just have people arguing.

— Gillian Jacobs

It is a vast, and pervasive, cognitive mistake to assume that people who agree with you (or disagree) do so on the same criteria…

— Megan McArdle

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

— E. B. White

Nothing is more natural than mutual misunderstanding; the contrary is always surprising. I believe that one never agrees on anything except by mistake, and…

— Paul Valery

Agreement is made more precious by disagreement.

— Publilius Syrus

Consensus isn't just about agreement. It's about changing things around: You get a proposal, you work something out, people foresee problems, you do creative…

— David Graeber

If I agree with something, then I do, and if I don't, then I don't. It's as simple as that.

— Drew McIntyre

I spend a lot of time bathing in a glow of consensus but you also have to be willing to say something to people…

— Nish Kumar

By nature, I am a unifier. I am a builder of consensus. I don't believe in sloppy compromise. But I do believe in bringing…

— Tony Blair

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

— Oscar Wilde