Bono Quotes

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

Everything is a negotiation. Everything is a little bit of give and take.

Everybody trades off in some sense or another.

The first rule of negotiations is that normally you have to give to get.

It is never exactly clear what makes something a quid or a quo.

In a deal, you give and take. You compromise. Then you grab the cash and catch the next train out of town.

Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another.

You help me, I'll help you. That's politics.

If you want it, you've got to give it.

All legislation is founded upon the principle of mutual concession.

The universal basis of co-operation is the proportioning of benefits received to services rendered.

You need to give to get. Give support to get it. Give praise to receive it. Give your best to get your wishes. Give more love to be beloved. Give to get.

And what will you give me in return, Severus?' 'In - in return?' Snape gaped at Dumbledore, and Harry expected him to protest, but after a long moment he said, 'Anything.

To get what he wanted, a man had to give other people what they wanted.

If I slip up and receive a good gift, I will not have given a good gift. This is probably a natural law that affects us all and needs a name. The Gift Reciprocal Law.

It was a mutual thing. I made a deal with them: I asked them if they did not bring out the place card of Malachi, I would let them have two minutes with each one of my patients.

Do thou snatch treasures from my lips, and I'll take kingdoms back from thine.

Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water.

Nobody ever saw a dog make a fair and deliberate exchange of one bone for another with another dog.

One good turn deserves another.

I never wanted something from somebody without being able to kind of reciprocate, I guess.

Donald Trump doesn't necessarily stay mad for very long. He's a transactional guy. If you can offer him something, he will take it. Or from a salesman's point of view, if he's not making the sale, you're of no use to him. But if you suddenly come back into the showroom and are willing to buy, he's willing to sell.

It is the spread of the good things that vindicates the whole reason we live our lives in networks. If I was always violent to you or gave you germs, you would cut the ties to me and the network would disintegrate. In a deep and fundamental way, networks are connected to goodness, and goodness is required for networks to emerge and spread.

No transaction happens unless it is voluntary. It only happens if both of you think you win.

The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.