Negotiation Pro Pillows

"I'm ready. Are you ready? Let the billing begin!"

The two sides were confident of a settlement...as soon as hell froze over.

"The negotiations were a LOT tougher than I thought."

'These public sector types have no idea the way that things work in the real world!'

"I'll give you a raise on one condition, Maxwell...you never ask for another one."

'As my solicitor I think you could have negotiated that better.'

'The men are wondering...If we knock up four power stations this week, can we have next week off...?'

"You sure know how to talk to sales clerks!"

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

'Now that I have your attention...'

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

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

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

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

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

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

"When faced with a tricky ethical issue, I always ask the question, 'What's in it for me?'"

"Then we have an unspoken agreement?"

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

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

"That's it lads, 364 days annual leave...what would we have done without our union!"

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

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

'Try and be negative in a positive way.'

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

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"What if he's bluffing? What if he's not? What if the room just gets too hot?"

Tug of Negotiation and Conciliation.

'Pick a contract...any contract!'