Quotes About Negotiation

If I believe in something, I will fight for it, with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing. I would rather get something than nothing.

When you say Yes, say it quickly. But always take a half hour to say No, so you can understand the other fellow's side.

No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise.

The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face.

I could start a war in 30 seconds. But some countries spend 100 years trying to find peace. Just like good manners, peace has to be learned.

If you haven't the strength to impose your own terms upon life, then you must accept the terms it offers you.

A bad peace is even worse than war.

We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side.

I always have believed that we should not call it an Arab-Israeli issue or a Palestinian-Arab dispute or a peace negotiation. I think we should call it what it is: an occupation of Palestine, full stop. This is not a popular position in mixed company.

Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.

The devil never gave a gift for free.

mean that we cannot conduct trade. We simply need to know why they're here, and what we have that they want. Once we have that information, we can begin trade negotiations. "I should emphasize

In order to be a diplomat, one must speak a number of languages, including doubletalk.

I have disagreements with leadership, I have disagreements with the speaker, but I have those one-on-one.

House Speaker John Boehner and presumed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell understand the art of politics.

I know that speaking with parties, which I do, but not very often, is seen by many as a 'contamination.'

When I am speaking about American presidents, I have to speak about my very special relations with President Clinton. He contributed more to peace than anybody else in the American sense.

Try to never say 'yes' on the phone; instead, say, 'I'll get back to you.' When you're actually speaking to someone, the desire to be accommodating is very strong, and can lead you to say 'yes' without enough consideration.

Washington is a place where politics and economics often aren't on speaking terms.

The debate we won't be having is whether or not the debt ceiling should be raised. We will not have a situation where people will hold the American economy hostage in order to achieve a specific agenda - at least not until 2013. So we think that is incredibly important as a matter of economic good.

As a book editor, you need to pitch every one of your books again and again, dozens of times, for months on end. From a quick conversation with your boss or a letter that'll be read by just one person, to a five-minute speech in front of 50 colleagues or cover copy that'll be in front of millions of eyes.

If the word 'No' was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless.

I am perfectly happy to compromise and work with anybody: Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians - I'll work with Martians if - and the if is critical - they're willing to cut spending and reduce the debt.

Like most Dilliwalas, I'm an ace at bargaining. I have spent hours doing that at Janpath and Sarojini Market.