Norma McCorvey Quotes

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

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

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

All legislation is founded upon the principle of mutual concession.

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

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

You have to find a partner when you're making a deal. You cant just say 'I need to make this deal and do whatever it possibly takes to make it.' That's not how it works.

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.

The art of compromise centers on the willingness to give up something in order to get something else in return.

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.

Deals work best when each side gets something it wants from the other.

The art of compromise centers on the willingness to give up something in order to get something else in return. Successful artists get more than they give up.

Business deals are successfully negotiated every day throughout America. The common thread is a mutual desire to reach an accord. And the media business is no different.

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

That's what happens in the world. You get offered superior contracts.

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

Deal-making goes on with any job.

I really do not make deals.

No trade will be made unless they want the thing more than they want their money.

Everybody trades off in some sense or another.

We always find that taking a fairly hard-line position means our membership gets the best deal possible.

It’s hard to cut a deal if you don’t know who to make a deal with.

You have to find a deal where each side can say “we held firm on what matters.”

That’s the trick in any negotiation. Getting to yes means getting the other party satisfied that its interest are being met sufficiently…. You both got to get something out of it that your prepared to fight for at home.

Deals really have to do with the overlap of what one side wants and the other side wants, and it's really just the discovery of where that overlap is and how you decide to get there.