Negotiation Quotes · Page 36

A sign that negotiations were handled well on both sides is that everybody probably feels a little bit like they didn't get…

— Christopher Lloyd

If you let your emotions get high, your bargaining power will be low. Make sure you don't negotiate from a position of…

— Sharon Lechter

“...But sometimes life made you give up what you loved most. Sometimes there were no compromises or bargains.”

— Danielle Steel

Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

I am going to renegotiate NAFTA. And if I can't make a great deal - then we're going to terminate NAFTA and…

— Donald Trump

From compromise and things half done, Keep me with stern and stubborn pride; And when at last the fight is won, God,…

— Louis Untermeyer

There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant.

— Anatole France

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the…

— Tryon Edwards

Basically the deal he offered us, you know what I mean? We in business, it was a business deal. So it was…

— Mobb Deep

When it comes to China, there are genuine giants that need to be conquered and dragons to tame. Protecting intellectual property rights…

— Neil Bush

... Member Countries shall take necessary action and/or shall establish negotiations, individually or in groups, with the oil companies with a view…

— Richard M. Nixon

Conflicts often stem from a couple of leaders on both sides that are badly brought up. They'd rather go to war than…

— Richard Branson

I don't understand how people learn to live in the world if they haven't had siblings. Everything I learned about negotiation, territoriality,…

— Anna Quindlen

When I say I believe in a square deal i do not mean to give every man the best hand. If the…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Sometimes you hear that many politicians vote for a bill in various forms before they vote against it, or vice versa. The…

— Jared Polis

They did not believe in making any contracts. They believed that as long as you were organized, you could hold the office…

— Elizabeth Gurley Flynn

There is a thin line between peace of the brave and peace of the hostage... between compromise - even calculated risk -…

— Ehud Barak

Negotiation is not a policy. It's a technique. It's something you use when it's to your advantage, and something that you don't…

— John Bolton

I think, with a negotiation, you have to go in knowing what you want, knowing what your bottom line is, and knowing…

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

Our history tells us that public institutions evolve through a process of bargaining between the state and groups in society.

— Hilary Benn

Deals are always a bit lumpy. We look at, 'Is it solving a problem for us?' And if it does, we move…

— Peggy Johnson

There ain't no rules here, we're trying to accomplish something...All this talk about rules...When the deal goes down...we make 'em up as…

— Alcee Hastings

“Negotiation is a give-and-take process, but being in control of the process is the only way to be successful at it.”

— Celso Cukierkorn

We've made clear our view, which is we support the Russian proposal. It's within the context of the EU diplomacy aimed at…

— Joseph Adam Ereli

While the WTO negotiations will continue, there are other trade negotiations of a bilateral nature, which among other things, should help to…

— Thabo Mbeki

After explaining why you're in trouble, ask the creditor if the company would be willing to accept a smaller amount. Start negotiations…

— Jean Chatzky

Animation requires a great deal of concentration, and I preferred to work alone because then I'm not deterred by somebody asking me…

— Ray Harryhausen

The Fundamental Principle that governs - or ought to govern -human affairs if we wish to avoid misunderstandings, conflicts, or pointless utopias,…

— Umberto Eco

Compromise is not popular. It's not at all popular among young people who these days call themselves "activists." They think compromises are…

— Amos Oz

“Killing, and being prepared to send one's own followers to their deaths is an index of seriousness in bargaining.”

— Alex de Waal

Note to the wise: whenever someone insists that he wants to buy something from you, but tells you there's no real value…

— Michael A. Stackpole

The Prime Minister [Shindzo Abe] and I will negotiate proceeding from our national interests: the interests of Russia and the interests of…

— Vladimir Putin

I think a great negotiator is an aggressive negotiator, and we're aggressive negotiators, We're not worried about someone coming at us.

— Jennifer Konner

Next in Iran, Hillary Clinton launched the negotiations that brought about the worst nuclear deal in history.

— Chris Christie

You have to play the cards you are dealt and if it has made it harder, it doesn't matter, you still have…

— Mitchell Reiss

Compromise is part and parcel of making a movie. It's a question of the kinds of compromises that you have to make.

— Todd Solondz

In the cloud, customers don't want a six-month contract negotiation; that concept is absurd when you can implement a cloud-based suite from…

— Safra A. Catz

In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self-purification; and direct…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

As a property developer, I learned a long time ago to choose your battles wisely and that, unfortunately, compromise is a given.

— Kevin McCloud

The challenge in multi-lateral negotiations is not to lose sight of one's over-arching goal in the midst of the cacophony of opinions…

— J. B. Pritzker