Negotiation Quotes - Page 2

Negotiating means getting the best of your opponent.

It's just as unpleasant to get more than you bargain for as to get less.

Always go into meetings or negotiations with a positive attitude. Tell yourself you're going to make this the best deal for all parties.

Anger can be an effective negotiating tool, but only as a calculated act, never as a reaction.

Grant graciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannot conquer.

The negotiations must address all aspects, both peace and withdrawal.

We don't point a pistol at our own forehead. That is not the way to conduct negotiations.

You can only end a negotiation for peace if you begin it.

Tell me again how much you agree with me.

We were not born to sue, but to command.

No issue can be negotiated unless you first have the clout to compel negotiation.

World War I was not inevitable, as many historians say. It could have been avoided, and it was a diplomatically botched negotiation.

There's just something fascinating to me about watching a business interaction unfold, and the negotiation. And how everything is negotiable in life.

No negotiation is ever possible if you have to negotiate not only with the people in the room but also with some other committee in permanent session.

All training is negotiation, whether you're training dogs or spouses

Colonies are necessary to Germany. We shall get them through negotiation if possible; but if not, we shall take them.

To remain pure, a novel has to cast a moral puzzle. Anything else is mere negotiation.

Did we get anything like the sort of reform that would make the EU work better? No. Not even close. And worse, even with the certainty of a UK referendum following the negotiation, it is clear that there was no appetite amongst European leaders for anything more than a few minor concessions.

There is always a chance [for negotiations with Japan], or else it makes no sense to talk. How great is it? Right now, it is difficult for me to say, because this will depend, among other things, on the flexibility of our partners.

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 not to your advantage.

I believe it's a real tedious hostage negotiation to have a marriage be what it is.

What we heard loud and clear is that the Battle Between the Sexes is over. It was a draw. Now we're engaged in Negotiation Between the Sexes.

To resolve problems through negotiation is a very childish approach.

Relationships are a constant negotiation and balance.

Once you realize that there are only certain points which you are willing to negotiate, it makes the negotiation much simpler.