Negotiation Quotes · Page 13

That which is gained at the bargaining table can be lost at the ballot box

— Walter Reuther

Though negotiations are a rough game, you should never allow them to become a dirty game. Once you've agreed to a deal,…

— Victor Kiam

“You can’t compete with your own partner. You can’t get upset about who gets credit for a deal. The idea that one…

— Cristiane Correa

It would be easier to be tough on Russian than make a deal. I don't know if we'll make a deal.

— Donald Trump

A bargain ain't a bargain unless it's something you need.

— Sidney Carroll

It's important in our talks with Abbas to hear how women are represented in peace negotiations, how Palestine views the position of…

— Margot Wallstrom

“Compromises are often built on their being unspoken.”

— Helen Simonson

There is always a chance [for negotiations with Japan], or else it makes no sense to talk. How great is it? Right…

— Vladimir Putin

Fascism was really the basis for the New Deal.

— Ronald Reagan

I have inner peace; I have accomplished a great deal.

— Neil Sedaka

Get it - get it better or get it worse. No middle ground of compromise.

— Henry Ossawa Tanner

If you want to get a deal, negotiate with the teams yourself. Say, "I want this much, and no less, but I'll…

— Lou Holtz

She just wanted to be comfortable in her own skin...But she would not stop to seek others' approval. The notion that she…

— Charles J. Shields

If I worked 8 months on a deal and it didn't go through - I'd punch a wall, get depressed and change careers.

— Luis D. Ortiz

One of the best ways to persuade others is by listening to them.

— Dean Rusk

No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong.

— Winston Churchill

The freedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those who say, 'What's mine is mine and what's yours…

— Anonymous

“Feeling that our demands were moderate, I had assumed that they would be granted with little question; I had believed that the…

— Martin Luther King Jr

What the Commission is seeking cuts the heart out of the strategic rationale of our deal.

— Jack Welch

Freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of identity. This is my Holy Trinity, each one an intrinsic aspect of my god:…

— Pat Condell

Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions. Trade loves moderation, delights in compromise, and is most careful to avoid anger.…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

We believe that climate change must be viewed not only as a danger to natural systems, but also as a direct threat…

— Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend a little than to break.

— Anonymous

COMPETITOR is one who can steal a few deals, but, the pinch of which, A VISIONARY Never feels...!

— Sujit Lalwani

You aren't going to be successful as a diplomat if you don't understand the strategic context in which you are actually negotiating.…

— Condoleezza Rice