Budget Negotiation Gifts

'We need to put our heads together!'

No, I didn't know they were going to cut the office furniture budget in half.

"Is this to make me feel bad for not getting you that laptop?"

'What I don't understand is how all three of us managed to get the figures wrong!'

"And need I remind you, the 'art of the deal' is the lifeblood of this company."

Sen. Krupt. I don't tell constituents that we're fueling inflation. I say we're protecting consumers and thanks to us they won't have to worry about buying any cheap stuff.

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

Golly, �1m a year isn't too much. I don't know why your shareholders don't understand you.

"Stock options for your thoughts."

"This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up."

Brian wanted to call the presentation "Synergy". Paula wanted to call it "Cooperation". They could never agree.

"Here's what I'm gonna do."

I hope a starting salary of 80 and a severance of 12 is acceptable....

'When we get there let me do the double talking.'

'Which 'win' is ours? Because the one on the left looks bigger.'

'I'm glad you guys could work this out in a reasonable manner.'

UK/US Free Trade Deal

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

'It's a deal, lets sniff bottoms!'

"I've never said this to a woman before, but here goes: We're not paying you enough."

"They're having a fight over how best to handle client conflict."

A treasure map shows you all the roads without tolls.

"Then we have an unspoken agreement?"

GAS PRICES AT PUMP

"Well, it looks like the merger is off."

"I need to see your budget proposal."

'The meek shall inherit the debt. The rich shall inherit the loopholes.'

"Who's got the hammer?"

'Me, I don't spend my pocket money: I hoard it...'

'What do you do with the time you save?'

"That's Paul, he's our head of partnerships..."

'Salaries Manager. No.'

'Mr. Dawson, about when I said 'don't pull any punches'...'

'You think I'm crazy; I think you're crazy...finally some common ground!'

'We're making progress. I just got a firm 'maybe'.'