Christine Lagarde Quotes

One month, two months, I am ready to accept any accord on this point that has the approval of the inspectors.

Some people are like wheelbarrows; useful only when pushed, and very easily upset. The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.

There are three kinds of yeses. There's commitment, confirmation, and counterfeit. People are most used to giving the counterfeit yes because they've been trapped by the confirmation yes so many times. So the way you master no is understanding what really happens when somebody says 'no.' When yes is commitment, no is protection.

You can't talk about peace nor agreement while terror is used as the main argument.

Declare today "sacred timeoff limits to everyone, unless invited by you. Take care of your personal wants and needs. Say no, graciously but firmly, to others' demands."

I think above all, what we need with Iran is patience.

We need a new kind of offensive in the Middle East. It's called a peace offensive.

A partial Jewish State is not the end, but only the beginning. ... I am certain that we will not be prevented from settling in the other parts of the country, either by mutual agreements with our Arab neighbors or by some other means. . . [If the Arabs refuse] we shall have to speak to them in a different language. But we shall only have another language if we have a state.

So, let's make a deal: If you do not voice all the withering comments about the weight or uselessness of this jacket that are no doubt swirling in that big brain of yours, then I will not mention the super-laser episode again. Agreed?" This jacket is really cutting into my shoulders, thought Artemis. And it's so heavy that I could not outrun a slug. But he said, "Agreed.

Agreement is made more precious by disagreement.

A mediator is an impartial outsider who tries to aid the negotiators in their quest to find a compromise agreement.

Any relationship that you have is about negotiation - anything - whether there is a written contract or not.

Once you realize that there are only certain points which you are willing to negotiate, it makes the negotiation much simpler.

In our home we have a rule: You can disagree with a man's position as much as you want - after you have been able to state it to his satisfaction.

I'll do a deal with you McFarlane," he said. "You can exist. And you can even have coffee. But if you raise your voice or make any sudden movements, I shall die. And that'll show you." Seb shrugged in return, hiding how pleased he was pretty badly. "Fair enough.

The most hopeful approach to peace in Ukraine is the Minsk Agreement, which includes Moscow.

Just because you like me doesn’t make me what you want or need.

We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own turf in order to create this common ground.

A good compromise is when both parties are dissatisfied

When negotiations are at an impasse, when States dig their heels in, it is time to 'undig' them in a spirit of compromise. We all need to unlearn the predator in us, unlearn discrimination, unlearn privilege.

What usually comes first is the contract.

If people could deal with each other honestly, they would not need agents.

You sign an agreement; you make a contract, you live up to it. You never get what you deserve. You get what you negotiate. You got a right to say yay or nay.