Quotes About Negotiation

The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.

Arguments are healthy. They clear the air.

War is failure of diplomacy.

War is the trade of Kings.

All my life I've dealt with politicians. I know politicians better than anybody. And honestly, if you can't deal with a politician, there's something wrong with you.

The business of life is learning that you can't lay down the terms.

I've never bashed a union in my life.

We must at all costs avoid saying no because people prefer those who say yes, and this allows us to survive in hostile territory.

We have to recognize that there is a Palestinian entity, that the PLO and the Palestinian Authority has to run their life.

If Mother and Mameha couldn't come to an agreement, I would remain a maid all my life just as surely as a turtle remains a turtle

I've spent my life navigating through sensitive issues. Not wanting to upset people.

Their decision to keep above the fray made sense. Franklin and Washington were thin-skinned and recoiled from ad hominem attacks. Neither was particularly adept at defending a proposal in a contentious up-or-down vote, especially a proposition they helped to craft. Franklin might begin fiddling with the text and Washington might lose his temper.

Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.

"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shillingYour ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."

At our absolute limit, we were almost indifferent as to whether we did the deal or not. Meanwhile the seller had now alienated us, and we preferred not to have any further dealings with him. Consequently his deal was less attractive, and our top price now dropped below $405,000. Meanwhile we considered alternatives. We soon bought a better lot, built a new house, and spent twenty-two happy years there. The haggler's lot remained unsold for another decade.

Too bad. Lesson: It doesn't pay to push the other party to their absolute limit. A small extra gain is generally not worth the substantial risk the deal will break up.

Certainly, compromise brings and delivers something to both parties than conflict; otherwise, conflict only damages and even obliterates severely.

Dialogues between two sides can be more constructive and resultful than the third party that has only its interests in its agenda

That knows everyone to stop the dog from barking, if you give him a bone to make quiet him, or leave barking until he is quiet itself, but do not become yourself as a dog in a reply."

The world peace stays a dream, and it is impossible that until the veto power holders become unable to practice veto-dragon since that causes injustice, wars, and destruction.

Peace is important for Israel.

For me to propose a division of Jerusalem was really terrible. I did it because I reached a conclusion that without which there will not be peace.

I want to arrive at the possibility of peace with the Syrians, and when I believe that the conditions are right, I will not miss the opportunity.

He wanted slow. He wanted lingering and teasing, and she was not in a patient mood. As with so much in a relationship, compromise was key.