Love Diplomat Gifts

'We are going to need more of us.'

'What - are you deaf? He said, ‘I do.' Let's move it along.'

"I finally got them to agree, in principle, to disagree."

"She called me immature, And if that wasn't bad enough, she burst my bouncy castle."

'Surely you wouldn't want me to laugh at your joke if I didn't think it was funny!'

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

"Nation-building never works."

"They decided giving out pink slips was too impersonal. So now they're blue."

"Be patient. He'll have to visit the water cooler sooner or later."

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

"I need to see your budget proposal."

"We can waste time and look for a solution or...just find a scapegoat?"

Inclusive speech

"National security adviser"

'Hey, look, I can stand up and shout, too!'

'You really want that promotion, don't you, Sherman?'

"That's the last time I'm going to allow politics to be discussed in the office."

'I am willing to concede that the company has been underperforming of late...'

"I just want you to know that promotion, this office, and those Luna bars were mine!"

'The toughest things you have to deal with in this job, is feelings and lawyers.'

Tug of Negotiation and Conciliation.

"You are being overly-defensive again, Brenda!"

'I went into that meeting with a hidden agenda and then forgot where I put it.'

'We can't go on meeting like this'.

'Here's another one that'll make you blow your stack.'

Love linked

Career Choices

"It looks like the 'because I say so' has it."

'To close the deal, I had to make some minor concessions.'

'Would you be interested in attending a stress management seminar?'

'Congratulations Smith, you got that promotion. Commiserations Reid, you got that demotion.'

"I was going to have my people call his people, but I’m pretty sure his people have Caller I.D."

HR - Helping Relationships

Office meeting

'You lack the expertise we're looking for, Mr Wheaton - but darn it, I like your attitude.'