Sepp Blatter Quotes

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.

During a negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leave personalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities more objectively.

Businesses that run well are almost like marriages. Everything has to be up for discussion, or there will be real problems.

The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner's legitimate interests.

You can be happy, or you can be right. If you want to be part of a couple and win every argument, you're in trouble.

Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others.

We got ratings. It isn't that they won't quarrel with you, or say you're always right. But as long as you stay strong and the ratings are good and you're reasonable - I don't think we fought unreasonably. We basically won that right.

Soft words and hard arguments.

Reason is the only umpire between just nations.

One’s right cancels out another’s right.

In campaigning, you want to slay your opponent. In governing, you want to make love to your opponent.

I have to fight as if there were no negotiations and negotiate as if there was no war.

You have to negotiate with people who don’t trust you and vica versa. You have to be very careful but you can’t be paralyzed.

When you get into a political fight, never try and kill your opponent. Leave him an exit way to escape with his dignity intact. Remember your enemy today you may need as an ally tomorrow.

Why cannot we sit down together with a board of arbitration, honestly state our difficulties and try to work out a sane method of procedure?

That is a good bill. If you can beat it, go on and beat it, but you ought to give me a fair shake.

It's not compatible to expect multilateralism to work and, at the same time, to expect to walk out with everything you wanted. This is a recipe for failure. If we prize the system, we have to come knowing that we will need to make compromises. Sometimes painful compromises.

There have been situations where I have lost movies because I've said, 'This is not a fair deal,' and I've walked away.

Negotiation is empathy. It's almost trite to say that if you can't put yourself in the seat of the other person you're speaking with, you're not going to do well. It's not about being a bully, not about making offers people can't refuse.

The only way we protect ourselves, the only way a player gets what he wants is by holding out.

We want to strike the right balance between the governments and our users. If there are concerns, we can work together.

I have been in business a long time. I never had a successful relationship or partnership with any entity by issuing an ultimatum.

When you expect to get into a negotiation, you expect to be faced by a guy that's going to attack you, a guy or gal that's going to attack or that they're going to try to get the best of you. Two-thirds of us, that makes us very defensive.

There are some issues where we have common interests with Germany, there are some others that we don't... The diplomacy between good neighbors doesn't mean nodding one to another.

Every conflict can be removed.