Love Diplomat Mugs

'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!'

"Nation-building never works."

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

"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."

Inclusive speech

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

"National security adviser"

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

'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.'

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

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.'

Career Choices

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

Love linked

'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.'

"If I can't get a firm decision, I'd accept a wobbly acquiescence."

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

"How come you always take Amnesty International's side?"

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

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