Ryne Sandberg Quotes

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

Hold on. It’s not a fight. It’s a discussion.

I don't like going to decisions. I always try to finish people, knock them out, beat them up, and that's always the game plan.

If you lose an argument it doesn't mean you change your mind but you have to accept the decision.

We can't always agree on everything.

The only way to conduct an effective collaboration is to debate the things upon which you disagree. If one doesn't manage to bring the other around to his point of view, then whichever collaborator feels the most passionate about the thing being debated ought to get his way.

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

I was born to argue... I don't know why. I mean, from arguing with my teachers and, on occasions, my parents. I think I've mastered the art of argument at a fairly young age.

The whole concept of negotiating is intimidating to many people.

Well, you can't argue with somebody that won't argue back.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

The capability of negotiating... is something that means you not only have to understand fully what you believe and what your national interests are but in order to be a really good negotiator, you have to try to figure out what the other person on the other side of the table has in mind.

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.

Don't argue. We ain't doing that. What you going back and forth with somebody over anything for?

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.

That's pretty much what every scene is about, getting people to see your point of view. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

When you can agree on one thing, you should have no expectation that suddenly a person is converted to your way of thinking. You have to be willing to be frustrated constantly.

It's a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with.

Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.

You can tell if someone is about social intercourse or just about browbeating somebody with their opinion. It's no fun arguing with a closed-minded person.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

Negotiation means getting the best of your opponent.

If you aren't please tell me how you are going to not have a war.

We're all negotiators.

So much of life is a negotiation - so even if you're not in business, you have opportunities to practice all around you.