Deal-making Dynamo Mugs

'Everything is negotiable, including my integrity.'

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

"I'd prefer a win-win solution – but I'm open to just a win."

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

'A hostile takeover just wasn't feasible, so we agreed to a hostile merger.'

"Hendricks, I just heard someone say that the best things in life AREN'T THINGS! Find out WHAT they are, WHO has them, and make an immediate cash offer for the ENTIRE LOT!"

"From now on we’ll no longer pay your trucking company for driving for us. We’d like to be paid by you because you’re allowed to transport our great products!"

"The Oaths of the Venture Capitalists."

"And this graph illustrates how our merger talks are going with Behemoth Industries."

"I'm confused. Are we your attorneys or are you our attorneys?"

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

How leaders fail

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

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

Do you want to win the game or my business?

"Quick, let's make the decision before everyone else shows up!"

'First, the Rules of Engagement for this meeting ...'

"Anyway, we'd love to have You on board for the Creighton deal."

It's a deal. You give me five analysts, three pundits, seven technicians and a soothsayer. I give you six experts, five professors, four consultants and a prognosticator.

Businessman has in/out boxes labeled: Stay The Course and Cut And Run.

...and if the Chairman rings, find out who he is.

"Really? You'd like to be part of this?"

'No hostile takeover bids beyond this point.'

'He's out massaging,manipulating and monopolising.'

'Why don't we try a renegotiated buyout offer before we go with the Plague of Rabid Bats thing.'

'The trick is to be gentle yet firm in negotiations. I prefer soft money and hard liquor.'

"Remember, negotiating is like buying fruit. You don't know what you'll get until you squeeze 'em a bit."

'That's the way I remember him...always cooking up a deal.'

"It's 'yea' or 'nay', Hopper. 'Ya think?' is not an acceptable response."

"I came, I saw I takeovered."

"It sounds good so far, are there any strings attached?"

"I was hoping we could avoid the middleman"

"Don't anybody move: this is a merger."

The Art of the Deal by Uncle Sidney

"We'll have to see how this plays out. We bought the Synergetics corp., Synergetics bought Biophase, and Biophase bought us."