Stephen King Quotes

I like to win without fighting. But if I can't, then I'm prepared to fight.

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.

Our mission and task has always been to find a pragmatic balance among competing interests that will serve the greatest common good.

In sport and business, everybody has to win.

A really good diplomat does not go in for victories, even when he wins them.

I always think if you are asking somebody for something it is a good idea to give them something first.

Negotiation means getting the best of your opponent.

I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score.

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

There are two types of people: those who try to win and those who try to win arguments. They are never the same.

Just think about the game. Think about playing great, having a great time. Helping my team win.

Alliances and partnerships produce stability when they reflect realities and interests.

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

Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.

It's not life or death it's a game and at the end of the game there is going to be a winner and a loser.

I played one game, and one game played me.

For me, baseball is about, again, the team winning.

In principle, every social situation involves strategic interaction among the participants.

In bridge clubs and in councils of state, the passions are the same.

It doesn't matter who gets what. It's just a matter of doing what it takes to win.

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

There is no such thing as fighting on the winning side: one fights to find out which is the winning side.

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..

When you fight -- fight to win

You don’t want to humiliate your enemy—your adversary.