Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old negotiation quotes, negotiation sayings, and negotiation proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.
No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.Nelson Mandela
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Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.Nelson Mandela
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Negotiation is permissible for mediocrity not for excellence.Amit Kalantri
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During the negotiation process, it's common for misconceptions to occur, since both parties assume what the other person is saying or thinking. This can lead to conflicts or disagreements.John Rampton
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The real negotiation is between humans on the one hand and chemistry and physics on the other. And chemistry and physics, unfortunately, don't bargain.Bill McKibben
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If there is negotiation, it must be rooted in mutual respect and concern for the rights of others.John F. Kennedy
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This is a classic negotiation technique. It's a gentle, soft indication of your disapproval and a great way to keep negotiating. Count to 10. By then, the other person usually will start talking and may very well make a higher offer.Bill Coleman
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Any negotiation has a limit. Otherwise, war is irrelevant.Toba Beta
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You can't go to a negotiating table pointing a gun, but you've got to keep it over your shoulder.Joe Slovo
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Negotiation is not a policy. It's a technique. It's something you use when it's to your advantage, and something that you don't use when it's not to your advantage.John Bolton
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We're fascinated by the words--but where we meet is in the silence behind them.Ram Dass
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There's no road map on how to raise a family: it's always an enormous negotiation.Meryl Streep
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There are two ways to resolve conflicts, through violence or through negotiation. Violence is for wild beasts, negotiation is for human beings.Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.John F. Kennedy
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Negotiation is a calling for all seasons ... for conflict situations are omnipresent in human and social relations.Ira William Zartman
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When negotiations are at an impasse, when States dig their heels in, it is time to 'undig' them in a spirit of compromise. We all need to unlearn the predator in us, unlearn discrimination, unlearn privilege.Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
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Negotiation and discussion are the greatest weapons we have for promoting peace and development.Nelson Mandela
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In a negotiation, we must find a solution that pleases everyone, because no one accepts that they must lose and that the other must win. Both must win!Nabil N. Jamal
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The best move you can make in negotiation is to think of an incentive the other person hasn't even thought of - and then meet it.Eli Broad
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Negotiation is all about building trust, removing suspicion and developing a sense of mutual confidence in the other party.Richard Ellis
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The most critical thing in a negotiation is to get inside your opponent's head and figure out what he really wants.Jacob Lew
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The first thing to decide before you walk into any negotiation is what to do if the other fellow says no.Ernest Bevin
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I have learned that in all negotiations nothing matters except the will to reach agreement.Harold MacMillan
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All training is negotiation, whether you're training dogs or spouses.Ian Dunbar
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The single most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up and walk away from the table without a deal.unknown
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Negro leaders sought to negotiate with the city fathers. But the political leaders consistently refused to engage in good faith negotiation.Martin Luther King
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By fighting you never get enough, but by yielding you get more than you expected.Dale Carnegie
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Our experience has taught us that with goodwill a negotiated solution can be found for even the most profound problems.Nelson Mandela
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The first principle of contract negotiations is don't remind them of what you did in the past. Tell them what you're going to do in the future.Stan Musial
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If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate with it.Ashleigh Brilliant