Best conflict & negotiation Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“How come nobody wants to argue with me? Is it because I'm always so right?”

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

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Author:Dean Acheson

“The Fundamental Principle that governs - or ought to govern -human affairs if we wish to avoid misunderstandings, conflicts, or pointless utopias, is negotiation.”

Ifs Humans Wish Principles Ought Conflict Fundamentals Affair Negotiation Misunderstanding Utopia Pointless Fundamental Principles

Author:Umberto Eco

“How can there ever possibly be a conflict between my private interests and the public good?”

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Author:Ashleigh Brilliant

“Forgive me for allowing myself to be hurt by you so easily.”

Hurt Conflict Forgiving Competition Allowing Negotiation Forgive Me

Author:Ashleigh Brilliant

“Tell me again how much you agree with me.”

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Author:Ashleigh Brilliant

“MAN THE BATTLE STATIONS! Someone's coming who wants to reason with us.”

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Author:Ashleigh Brilliant

“If you keep groaning, please do it to a rythmn I can dance to.”

Ifs I Can Please Conflict Competition Negotiation Groaning

Author:Ashleigh Brilliant

“I didn't say it was your fault. I said I was going to blame it on you.”

Said Conflict Blame Competition Faults Negotiation Funny Boss

Author:Ashleigh Brilliant

“The squeaky wheel gets the grease but the quacking duck gets shot.”

Conflict Shots Competition Wheels Ducks Negotiation Grease Squeaky Wheel

Author:Carl Sandburg

“There are two ways to resolve conflicts, through violence or through negotiation. Violence is for wild beasts, negotiation is for human beings.”

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Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Our efforts to counter hatred, intolerance, and indifference must continue simultaneously at individual and structural levels. We must try to influence for good the minds and hearts of individual people through dialogue and confidence building. These efforts must be reinforced by our efforts to create just structures in society to support the ongoing work of negotiations in the human community. Only then will we have a chance to negate the terrible consequences of the tremendous conflicts facing humankind today.”

“Never cut what you can untie.”

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Book:Some of the

Source: Some of the

“However, there is a fundamental difference between the issue related to Japan's history and our negotiations with China. What is it all about? The Japanese issue resulted from World War II and is stipulated in the international instruments on the outcomes of World War II, while our discussions on border issues with our Chinese counterparts have nothing to do with World War II or any other military conflicts. This is the first, or rather, I should say, the second point.”

“I'm going to continue to push for a no-fly zone and safe havens within Syria not only to help protect the Syrians and prevent the constant outflow of refugees, but to, frankly, gain some leverage on both the Syrian government and the Russians so that perhaps we can have the kind of serious negotiation necessary to bring the conflict to an end and go forward on a political track.”

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Author:Hillary Clinton

“You know, I think, I think the Palestinians are trying to get away without negotiating. They're trying to get a state to continue the conflict with Israel rather than to end it. They're trying to basically detour around peace negotiations by going to the U.N. and have the automatic majority in the U.N. General Assembly give them, give them a state.”

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Author:Benjamin Netanyahu

“Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation.”

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Author:Richard M. Nixon

“The most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you strip it of the emotion and deal with the facts.”

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Author:Howard Baker

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

Ends Deals Conflict Ideals Resolution Negotiation Win Win

Book:Brain Power: Learn to Improve Your Thinking Skills

Source: Brain Power: Learn to Improve Your Thinking Skills

“If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate with it.”

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Author:Ashleigh Brilliant

“The most constructive solutions are those which take into consideration the views of all persons involved and are acceptable to all. Such outcomes are the result of negotiation strategies where the needs of both sides are considered important and an attempt is made to meet all needs. These solutions are appropriately called Win-Win because there are no losers. While often difficult to arrive at, the process leading to such solutions builds interpersonal relationships, increases motivation and improves commitment. Win-Win solutions are the most desirable outcomes of conflict resolution.”

“One good act of vengeance deserves another.”

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Author:John Jefferson

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