Great negotiations happen when people are relaxed, so a relaxing environment is important. A high-energy environment tenses people up. It closes them… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
What is the disposition which makes men rejoice in good bargains? There are few people who will not be benefited by pondering… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
You can always tell when Obama's negotiations with the Republicans are winding down, because he's missing his watch and his lunch money. — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Don't let the deal to deal with you,if you let the deal to deal with you,the deal will shine,you will fail — Ahmad Nuhu# Copy Share Image
I wouldn't tell nobody to sign no slave deal or sign your life away or nothing like that, but if the deal… — Dave East Copy Share Image
Any outcome, any deal that doesn't preserve the freedom and openness of the internet for consumers and entrepreneurs will be unacceptable. — Julius Genachowski Copy Share Image
I figured, 'If I ever get offered a chance to sign a deal, I'll only do it if I got to do… — Regina Spektor Copy Share Image
I would have worked with the devil himself if he'd been for the six hour day and worker control of the hiring… — Harry Bridges Copy Share Image
“A great lawyer listens first, speaks second, and always thinks strategically." "Effective lawyering is less about winning arguments and more about crafting… — Vorng Panha Copy Share Image
As I have often written, power is the fundamental ingredient of the human experience. Every action in life, every thought, every choice… — Caroline Myss Copy Share Image
In the background lurks the scourge of international terrorism. There are people exercising power in a few countries and leading political factions… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
All our moves are based on four general principles: continued use of the rifle, no waiving of historical rights, no peace, and… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
The topdog may win the game of force. But not the moral issue - and when that dawns upon him and his… — Johan Galtung Copy Share Image
“Vendors are becoming aware that their future relevance and viability will depend not on their salespeoples’ willingness to let the CIO beat… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
When the conversation started to move to the things that we disagreed on, Donald Trump moved it back to the things that… — Mick Mulvaney Copy Share Image
People don't understand what fighters at the top have to go through. You know what, even half the fighters don't understand what… — Tito Ortiz Copy Share Image
When you say fiscal responsibility, it seems to me that you really mean rich people keeping their money. — Alice Adams Copy Share Image
The best move you can make in negotiation is to think of an incentive the other person hasn't even thought of -… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
Compromise means to go just a little bit below what you know is right. It's just a little bit, but it's the… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
“As I’ve worked with executives and students to develop these skills, I always try to reinforce the message that being right isn’t… — Chris Voss Copy Share Image
I think each negotiation should be based on what's the best decision - taking everything into account, not taking one thing into… — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
We demand an unconditional peace, we demand a cease-fire, a withdrawal of all foreign troops, and closing of the border… We will… — Petro Poroshenko Copy Share Image
As they are currently practiced, there is no common ground between science and religion... Although just as in hostage negotiations, it's probably… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Politicians are making deals for their benefit. Now we are going to make the deals for the American people. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
“I showed up, shut up, and made it work. But it felt like compromise. And if you ask me, compromise feels like… — Tiffany Debartolo Copy Share Image
It is easy to know when a government wishes for peace by observing the character of the person sent to negotiate for… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
If you're cutting deals with one company or another, eventually, there's going to be a quid pro quo. There's going to be… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
As a whole, when it comes to business in general, whether it's buying a building or contract negotiations or whatever it is,… — Mookie Betts Copy Share Image
During a negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leave personalities out of it, you will be… — Brian Koslow Copy Share Image
If women ran the world there would be no wars. However every 28 days there would be some very intense negotiations. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
They were making a deal for a property that clearly was a property that we wanted to own, so we had to… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
“adviser, repeatedly requested that the NSA spy on the internal discussions of key member states to learn their negotiation strategies. A May… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
Very rarely do people make big compromises with their integrity. Almost every compromise is a small one that is easily justified. The… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
I've a theory that one can always get anything one wants if one will pay the price. And do you know what… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Any relationship that you have is about negotiation - anything - whether there is a written contract or not. — E. L. James Copy Share Image
The aim of New Deals is to exterminate the class of creditors and thrust all men into that of debtors. It is… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
In '94, we made the deal during collective bargaining that wasn't the right deal, just to save the season. Allowing the 'in… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
“What do you get out of it? You’d lose one of the most important aspects in this deal, the ability to veto… — Jennifer Probst Copy Share Image
If you are negotiating you must do so in a spirit of reconciliation, not from the point of view of issuing ultimatums. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We're now in one of those periods when the reality of intense pressure on the middle class diverges from long-held assumptions of… — James Fallows Copy Share Image
