Quotes about Negotiation

We'll hold out our hand; they have to unclench their fist.

Never argue. In society nothing must be; give only results. If any person differs from you, bow, and turn the conversation.

If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

I've dealt with politicians my entire life. You never make a bad deal with a politician. They're so easy.

As Prime Minister of Israel, I will introduce a bill into the Knesset that will simply pay the Arabs not to shoot at the Jews.

Compromise for compromise sake is never good, unless it is grounded in principles.

To get others to do what you want them to do, you must see things through their eyes.

There are no techniques in politics.

Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.

Some people fold after making one timid request. They quit too soon. Keep asking until you find the answers. In sales there are usually four or five "no's" before you get a "yes."

If men can develop weapons that are so terrifying as to make the thought of global war include almost a sentence for suicide, you would think that man's intelligence and his comprehension... would include also his ability to find a peaceful solution.

A fundamentalist can't bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality.