Accomplished Negotiator Pillows

'Now that I have your attention...'

'I'll make my final decision on that promotion of yours, after this game.'

"Then we have an unspoken agreement?"

'That last meeting was a complete turn-off.'

'I ace 'wheeling' but I flunked 'dealing'' - Boy on leaving Business Administration.

Tug of Negotiation and Conciliation.

'Pick a contract...any contract!'

"I see we're going up against the Big Guys."

Do you want to win the game or my business?

"You're 5 years old now, Timmy. It's about time you retain an attorney."

"You can build it with me, but you can't wreck it with me."

'Maybe we should sign him before the MVP award is announced.'

"May I remind you that we can always go with duck eggs."

'Miss Finch, find out what she does over there and offer her twice as much to do it over here.'

'First, I'd like to list the mitigating circumstances.'

'Maybe you should reconsider those place cards, Ms Harris?' (Negotiation talks/Good Guys/Bad Guys)

'Duly noted. Now, shall we move on or does anyone else feel the need to have a conniption?'

"Let me get this, but keep in mind that you'll pay for it in other, more subtle ways later on."

"So do I take it that's a 'NO' to the pay rise?"

"These are excellent qualifications... so good that our largest competitor would gladly pay you twice as much."

"Finally we have something in common...mutual distrust."

'So, how much to remove this ugly old tree? $1750. It's not THAT ugly.'

"I'm getting tired of telling you you can't have a raise!"

"Before we begin, we'd like to remind you that we're an employee owned company."

"Well, so far I'm managing to stay above the fray."

"Just to get the negotiations off on the right foot, I don't intent to concede anything."

"Before we start our wages negotiation talks, the lads would like to congratulate the chairman on his 83% salary increase."

"Your interest in the salary makes me wonder how 'self-motivated' you really are."

"Can you believe those guys? We tell them absolutely, positively no further negotiations, and they stop negotiating!"

'What say we set aside all our petty grievances and just hate each other on general principles.'

"All this is mine now! I had my lawyers declare you incompetent!"

'My final offer.'

"I just called to say I love you, but come to think of it - can I borrow some money?"