Cutting Quote by Jack Welch

The macro of any negotiation is that the only time you can cut a deal is when both sides are hurting. If either side…

— Dick Morris

Most negotiators are trying to get their way.

— Stephen Covey

The government is supposed to provide a level playing field where people can compete fairly. It's not supposed to cut deals with one company…

— David Brooks

“What do you get out of it? You’d lose one of the most important aspects in this deal, the ability to veto any decision.”…

— Jennifer Probst

As companies race to deploy and monetize A.I., the Federal Trade Commission is taking a close look at how we can best achieve our…

— Lina Khan

To someone like me, who has watched trade negotiations closely for more than a quarter-century, it is clear that U.S. trade negotiators got most…

— Joseph Stiglitz

The inside operation of Congress - the deals, the compromises, the selling out, the co-opting, the unprincipled manipulating, the self-serving career-building - is a…

— Bella Abzug

“The process contains serious flaws. First, it’s conducted annually, so it doesn’t help executives respond swiftly to threats and opportunities (a new competitor, a…

— Harvard Business School Press

We have worked to make our trade negotiations more transparent and to negotiate value-based agreements. We have listened to concerns, for example by carrying…

— Cecilia Malmstrom

There's a split in the US about how this [split] will be resolved. The main point to look at is the split within the…

— Noam Chomsky

If every negotiation is conducted in public, then the minute one person says, well, what if we try this, next thing you know, the…

— Jonathan Rauch

We have to renegotiate our trade deals.

— Donald Trump