Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree

The freedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those who say, "What's mine is mine and read more

The freedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those who say, "What's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable."

Buying is cheaper than asking.

Buying is cheaper than asking.

Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may at last induce read more

Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.

The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.

It is a trick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed, or not possible, to avoid making read more

It is a trick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed, or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to
negotiate.

Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to
negotiate.

Start out with an ideal and end up with a deal.

Start out with an ideal and end up with a deal.

I was negotiating a contract to accept Jesus as my personal savior, but he refused to recognize my free sex read more

I was negotiating a contract to accept Jesus as my personal savior, but he refused to recognize my free sex clause