Negotiation Quotes

“To them, kindness was seen as weakness, mercy was perceived as cowardice and negotiation was a code word for a bullet in the head.”
― Neil Walker, Drug Gang Takedown

“Expression is saying what you really feel. Impression is saying what others want to hear.”
― Krishna Saagar Rao

“Politeness is the most influential language, yet not many people speak this language.”
― Sukant Ratnakar, Quantraz

“No "offense" should be taken, as "none" has been given.”
― Rahul Guhathakurta

“If you wish to win a man"s heart, allow him to confute you.”
― Benjamin Disraeli

“Very few things make a fool feel smart better than negotiating.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The more reasons we put on the table, the easier it is for people to discard the shakiest one. Once they reject one of our justifications, they can easily dismiss our entire case. That happened regularly to the average negotiators: they brought too many different weapons to battle. They lost ground not because of the strength of their most compelling point, but because of the weakness of their least compelling one.”
― Adam Grant, Think again: the power of knowing what you don’t know

“An argument is a creation of discussion happening between an intelligent and a fool person. In this argument, an intelligent person is a bigger fool.”
― Sukant Ratnakar, Quantraz

“An agreement is more powerful than an argument.”
― Sukant Ratnakar, Quantraz

“Your opinion should be an opinion and not an attempt to change someone's opinion.”
― Sukant Ratnakar, Quantraz

“A good negotiator sometimes win more out of a deal than he expected.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“To convince people don't try to reach their head try to reach their heart.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“When you can't convince them with intellect, persuade them with sentiment.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“Only those deals get closed which you deserve.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“A Gentleperson always negotiates. A Gentleperson understands that negotiation is the art of bartering for better things than what they’ve been given by mother nature.”
― Anas Hamshari, Businessman With An Affliction

“We must be terrible negotiators to settle for reasonable dreams and unreasonable regrets.”
― Adeel Ahmed Khan

“I’d hired Strasser for his legal mind, but by 1977 I’d discovered his true talent. Negotiating. The first few times I asked him to work out a contract with sports agents, the toughest negotiators in the world, he more than held his own. I was amazed. So were the agents. Every time, Strasser walked away with more than we’d ever hoped. No one scared him, no one matched him in a clash of wills. By 1977 I was sending him into every negotiation with total confidence, as if I were sending n the Eighty-Second Airborne.
His secret, I think, was that he just didn’t care what he said or how he said it or how it went over. He was totally honest, a radical tactic in any negotiation.”
― Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

“Sensitivity and resolve are opposites. You need good negotiation skills to retain both.”
― Vineet Raj Kapoor

“A goat! A goat! My kingdom for a scapegoat!”
― David Edgar, Dick deterred;: A play in two acts

“Sometimes what you don’t say is more powerful than anything you could say.”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

“If you make me perfect, I can help make you perfect.”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

“The most effective listening happens with a closed mouth and an open mind.”
― Sukant Ratnakar, Quantraz

“It's my belief; no one is obliged to accept it.”
― Sukant Ratnakar, Quantraz

“Every object looks different from different angles. Your eye level is not the only reality.”
― Sukant Ratnakar, Quantraz

“Business is not about hard negotiations. It's about mutually exploring a point of intersection where both parties find their objectives meeting.”
― Sukant Ratnakar, Quantraz

“In negotiation, there is no penalty for saying a number that is too big.”
― Chris Do, Pocket Full of Do

“Negosiasi bukan tentang memenangkan permainan, namun menciptakan permainan”
― Donny Susilo, Teknik Negosiasi Kekinian: Now Everyone Can Negotiate

“Apapun kondisinya, negosiasi solusinya”
― Donny Susilo, Teknik Negosiasi Kekinian: Now Everyone Can Negotiate

“Mengenal siapa lawan kita adalah 50% dari kemenangan”
― Donny Susilo, Teknik Negosiasi Kekinian: Now Everyone Can Negotiate

“As long as there is nothing perfect in this world, all can be negotiated”
― Donny Susilo, Teknik Negosiasi Kekinian: Now Everyone Can Negotiate