Negotiation Quotes

14 quotations about Negotiation
Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.
Dean Acheson · Negotiation
The one sure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.
Konrad Adenauer · Negotiation
The fellow who says he'll meet you halfway usually thinks he's standing on the dividing line.
Orlando A. Battista · Negotiation
Grant graciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannot conquer.
Charles Caleb Colton · Negotiation
Negotiating means getting the best of your opponent.
Marvin Gaye · Negotiation
A grievance is most poignant when almost redressed.
Eric Hoffer · Negotiation
Jaw-jaw is better than war-war.
Harold Macmillan · Negotiation
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.
Nelson Mandela · Negotiation
Buying is cheaper than asking.
German Proverb · Negotiation
A miser and a liar bargain quickly.
Greek Proverb · Negotiation
The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.
Japanese Proverb · Negotiation
We're eyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.
Dean Rusk · Negotiation
You must be fully prepared to lose a great deal in order to make a great deal.
Saying · Negotiation
We were not born to sue, but to command.
William Shakespeare · Negotiation

Authors on Negotiation

Dean Acheson Konrad Adenauer Orlando A. Battista Charles Caleb Colton Marvin Gaye German Proverb Greek Proverb Eric Hoffer Japanese Proverb Harold Macmillan Nelson Mandela Dean Rusk Saying William Shakespeare