Negotiation Quotes

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Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. — Dean Acheson
The core issue here is that the Israeli government refuses to commit to terms of reference for the negotiations that are based on international law… — Mahmoud Abbas
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 use when it's… — John Bolton
Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings, ones that… — Abdallah II
Canada and the United States are also working at the World Trade Organization and in our own hemisphere with negotiations for a Trade Area of… — Paul Cellucci
When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses. — Shirley Chisholm
We godless lack that certainty, and we know the world is a complex place that requires compromise and is not ruled by a moral force… — PZ Myers
Evil does exist in the world. A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda's leaders to lay down their… — Barack Obama
Therefore, if one were to consider that there was virtually no possibility of success through the US-Japan negotiations, the military and economic pressures would only… — Hideki Tojo
The most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you strip it of the emotion and deal with the facts. — Howard Baker
If you come to a negotiation table saying you have the final truth, that you know nothing but the truth and that is final, you… — Harri Holkeri
During negotiations nothing is gained by attacking people's comfort zones. — Alan Sugar
The developing countries must be able to take a more active part in trade negotiations, through technical assistance and support from the developed countries. — Anna Lindh
Our goal is peace. We can gain that peace by strengthening our alliances, by speaking candidly about the dangers before us, by assuring potential adversaries… — Ronald Reagan
Negotiating means getting the best of your opponent. — Marvin Gaye
We were not born to sue, but to command. — William Shakespeare
The lesson of all history warns us that we should negotiate only when our military superiority is so convincing that we can achieve our objective… — Richard M. Nixon
The fellow who says he'll meet you halfway usually thinks he's standing on the dividing line. — Orlando Aloysius Battista
Imaginative, sanguine men will never recognize that in negotiations the most dangerous moment of all is when everything is moving according to their wishes. — Honore de Balzac
Grant graciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannot conquer. — Charles Caleb Colton

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