156 Quotes About Negotiation

Every object looks different from different angles. Your eye level is not the only reality.

Expression is saying what you really feel. Impression is saying what others want to hear.

I told the girls they could have new sandals. I was brokering a peace agreement.

When your pipeline is full – with business coming out of your ears – the notion of people asking for a discount will sound hilarious, because you’ll already be at capacity

basic rule of negotiation is to know what you want, what you need to walk away with in order to be whole.

We must be terrible negotiators to settle for reasonable dreams and unreasonable regrets.

Note to the wise: whenever someone insists that he wants to buy something from you, but tells you there’s no real value in it yet, two things are happening: he’s lying, and you’re being taken.

We’re all somebody’s prospect; we’re all somebody’s customer.

Think about it: if someone had found a way to manipulate human choice and free will – if someone actually had that kind of power – wouldn’t it be a tad surprising if they then decided to share their secret with the masses in a book for $20? Not to mention how it would be just very slightly unethical.