Quotes About Negotiation

I believe that ultimately the situation in Kosovo can only be resolved through self-determination.

I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.

I believe that dialogue is necessary. We were unable to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue through only the sanctions and pressure.

Regardless of what you plan to use it for, the goal should always be to raise money right before you need it. You don't want to get into a situation where you need cash and you're unable to raise it - or you're unable to raise it on favorable terms. As with any negotiation, you want to raise from a position of strength.

I saw Spurs as being a very good fit for me - but we were unable to agree financial terms with them... With hindsight, though, that was not a disaster.

It is absolutely unacceptable to talk to Russia - or anyone for that matter - in the language of ultimatums and coercive measures.

The UFC didn't want me to fight there so what could I do? We were unable to make a deal. They offered unacceptable conditions.

There are many Palestinians who believe there is no way to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. They call for the right of the return of refugees to Israel - something which is unacceptable for the consensus in Israel and which strikes at the very heart of this issue.

Any talk of no deal is completely unacceptable. No deal means we can't reach any agreement about the border in Ireland and that is not a place we want to be.

The majority of decisions in Europe are done by unanimity. That's why it is important to be to have good relations with all parts.

There is total unanimity that the most serious threat facing the United States and Israel is a nuclear-armed Iran.

Make no mistake: confrontation is unavoidable in business.

My advice on getting a raise is what everybody's advice is: to become a confident negotiator; but that is so hard. My admiration for women who are good at that is unbridled. Women in general have a harder time talking about money with their bosses.

You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done.

War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.

Peace, like war, can succeed only where there is a will to enforce it, and where there is available power to enforce it.

War is a bankruptcy of policy

Politics is more dangerous than war, for in war you are only killed once.

Any peace is better than any war

If you wish for peace, understand war.

History offers examples of winning in diplomacy after losing in war.

I'll keep us out of war with Oklahoma!

No deals with the Tories; it's war.

It was rather a cessation of war than a beginning of peace. [Lat., Bellum magis desierat, quam pax coeperat.]