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title: "17 Negotiators Quotes by 16 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Negotiators quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Negotiators sayings and thoughts."
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> [Litigation is a tool used by negotiators.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-i-nierenberg/litigation-is-a-tool-used-by-negotiators/)

[Gerard I. Nierenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-i-nierenberg/)

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> [We're all negotiators.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/we-re-all-negotiators/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

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> [Most negotiators are trying to get their way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-covey/most-negotiators-are-trying-to-get-their-way/)

[Stephen Covey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-covey/)

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> [A mediator is an impartial outsider who tries to aid the negotiators in their quest to find a compromise agreement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-raiffa/a-mediator-is-an-impartial-outsider-who-tries-to-aid-the-negotiators/)

[Howard Raiffa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-raiffa/)

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> [Effective negotiators have a style that those whom they are trying to influence, relate to and admire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-mcgraw/effective-negotiators-have-a-style-that-those-whom-they-are-trying-to/)

[Phil McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-mcgraw/)

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> [The difficulty that negotiators have is often based on the cultural difference that various countries have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lagarde/the-difficulty-that-negotiators-have-is-often-based-on-the-cultural/)

[Christine Lagarde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lagarde/)

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> [I can tell the negotiators, please, when you consider all the options, do not be constrained by the risk of an oil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claude-mandil/i-can-tell-the-negotiators-please-when-you-consider-all-the-options/)

[Claude Mandil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claude-mandil/)

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> [I think a great negotiator is an aggressive negotiator, and we're aggressive negotiators, We're not worried about someone coming at us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-konner/i-think-a-great-negotiator-is-an-aggressive-negotiator-and-we-re/)

[Jennifer Konner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-konner/)

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> [“Good negotiators, going in, know they have to be ready for possible surprises; great negotiators aim to use their skills to reveal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-voss/good-negotiators-going-in-know-they-have-to-be-ready-for-possible/)

[Chris Voss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-voss/)

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> [Agreement reached by the negotiators?usually starts to collapse in the hands of those who implement it, no matter how carefully cleared at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-p-bush/agreement-reached-by-the-negotiators-usually-starts-to-collapse-in/)

[George P. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-p-bush/)

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> [I think that the European Union negotiators have gotten a shock. They were shocked when they realised the Brexit trade negotiations were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-fox/i-think-that-the-european-union-negotiators-have-gotten-a-shock-they/)

[Claire Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-fox/)

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> [Create the impression of endless willingness to compromise and you almost invite deadlines. That's the challenge we now have in North Korea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-a-kissinger/create-the-impression-of-endless-willingness-to-compromise-and-you/)

[Henry A. Kissinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-a-kissinger/)

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> [There are a lot of negotiators that really will give in on a deal because being understood is more important than getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-voss/there-are-a-lot-of-negotiators-that-really-will-give-in-on-a-deal/)

[Christopher Voss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-voss/)

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> [“Your goal at the outset is to extract and observe as much information as possible. Which, by the way, is one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-voss/your-goal-at-the-outset-is-to-extract-and-observe-as-much-information/)

[Chris Voss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-voss/)

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> [Great negotiators never lose sight of what they are aiming at, which is not an agreement per se, but a desired outcome…Getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-gallucci/great-negotiators-never-lose-sight-of-what-they-are-aiming-at-which/)

[Robert Gallucci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-gallucci/)

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> [Talks have reached a critical stage and negotiators need to reach a deal on agriculture in the next two weeks if efforts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celso-amorim/talks-have-reached-a-critical-stage-and-negotiators-need-to-reach-a/)

[Celso Amorim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celso-amorim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/celso-amorim-99743_agriculture_talks-have-reached-a-critical-stage-and_3016295.jpg)

> [I have Carl Icahn ready to go out and do battle. And I have many others that are great negotiators, ready to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/i-have-carl-icahn-ready-to-go-out-and-do-battle-and-i-have-many/)

[Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/)

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