James May Quotes

If we get it right, there need not be losers.

For you to win, no one needs to lose.

The old idea of a good bargain was a transaction in which one man got the better of another. The new idea of a good contract is a transaction which is good for both parties to it..

Everybody was being decent, and when people are decent, thing work out for everybody. That has been my theory all through life. If you're making money, let the other fellow make it too. If somebody's getting hurt, it's bad, but if you can work a thing out so that everybody profits that's the ideal business.

I definitely agree with choices for women, but I do not agree with choices for women when they eliminate choices for men. Rather, I think that the sexes need to make choices that lead to the maximum amount of win-win for both sexes.

If I, taking care of everyone's interests, also take care of my own, you can't talk about a conflict of interest.

As we think of power in the 21st century, we want to get away from the idea that power's always zero sum - my gain is your loss and vice versa. Power can also be positive sum, where your gain can be my gain.

When you let someone else win an argument, often you both end up winners.

What goes around comes around in business, and it's better to help people out rather than bill them every time you speak to them.

Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.

A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece.

Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.

I think each negotiation should be based on what's the best decision - taking everything into account, not taking one thing into account.

Success can be obviously a two way street.

I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well.

We believe that economics does not necessarily have to be a zero-sum game; it can be a win-win proposition for everyone involved so long as they have the tools in which to succeed.

The cooperation of NASCAR - or any other system, it turns out - persists only when everyone believes he has the opportunity to win.

I think that was the case here. We just wanted it to be good for everybody.

The old approach of sacrificing the needs of one group to benefit another just won't work.

The only sound approach to collective bargaining is to work out an agreement that clarifies the rights and responsibilities of the parties, establishes principles and operates to the advantage of all concerned.

It's more important to fly midpoint in deals and work together than to try to haggle for the last dollar.

As long as we continue to execute, everything will work out for everybody at GoPro.

… the principle of give and take--give one and take ten--the principle of diplomacy.

We act like a zero-sum society, when in reality there is a lot of non zero-sum fat to be skimmed off to everyone's mutual advantage.

Advice: don't embarrass your bargaining partner by forcing him or her to make all the concessions.