Negotiation Quotes

214 quotes by 187 authors

Just by coincidence, Senator Teddy Kennedy and I, in the last couple of days, after several months of negotiations, have reached an agreement for an… — John McCain
True negotiation takes place when each side respects the other, and their point of view, and enters into the discussion positively. If you are determined… — Tony Buzan
It's just as unpleasant to get more than you bargain for as to get less. — George Bernard Shaw
My heart is a bargain today. Will you take it? — W.C. Fields
If America cannot win a war in a week, it begins negotiating with itself. — William Safire
I do not hold that we should rearm in order to fight. I hold that we should rearm in order to parley. — Winston Churchill
Meanwhile, the minute you put on the dotted line your Sam Hancock - and before a notary - you'll not only get the negative but… — Woody Allen
Note to the wise: whenever someone insists that he wants to buy something from you, but tells you there's no real value in it yet,… — Michael A. Stackpole
Where two principles really do meet which cannot be reconciled with one another, then each man declares the other a fool and a heretic — Ludwig Wittgenstein
But the uproar this caused was nothing compared with the uproar when Katronia noticed [Rosie] had also cut her eyelashes. Various negotiations (including, finally, such… — Robin McKinley
A grievance is most poignant when almost redressed. — Eric Hoffer
Prepare by knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number of variables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have… — Max Keiser
There is no possible negotiation with these killers. Our aim is to win over terrorism. Only by being firm we can stop terrorism. We must… — Jose Maria Aznar
You can only end a negotiation for peace if you begin it. — Benjamin Netanyahu
More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I'm still amazed at the number who aren't and where the cultural norm sort… — James Levine
I believe it's a real tedious hostage negotiation to have a marriage be what it is. — Brad Garrett
However, even during the preparations for action, we laid our plans in such a manner that should there be progress through diplomatic negotiation, we would… — Hideki Tojo
Firmness in support of fundamentals, with flexibility in tactics and methods, is the key to any hope of progress in negotiation. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Our system of government is one of checks and balances. It requires compromise.. compromise between the Executive and the Parliament, compromise between one House and… — Peter Costello
No issue can be negotiated unless you first have the clout to compel negotiation. — Saul Alinsky

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