Start out with an ideal and end up with a deal.

Karl Albrecht

Given a fair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high, not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whatever terms are offered us? No.

Harold Wilson

I came into this contract negotiation with a no-lose situation.

Jay Mckee

Among all the FTA negotiations that China has been in, the negotiation with the ASEAN is definitely the fastest and most fruitful one.

Zhai Kun

It was a consistent, ongoing negotiation regarding all aspects of the contract, and both parties kept the dialogue going.

Todd France

I've sat across from the Israelis and forces from 36 nations is Bosnia and Kosovo. People wanted to give as little as they could. In politics, you have to negotiation what everyone's contributions will need.

Keith Self

This was so much of a waste, this negotiation.

Paul Scott

They are using their very impressive lobbying capabilities at all levels of government to get this done. You're going to dismantle 30 years of local government negotiation and contracting with video providers.

Steve Wilkerson

Negotiations is not our intention, negotiation is a method.

Mahmoud Zahar

We're basing our negotiation on what the company is providing us, ... We're continually monitoring the books and their bookings.

George Price

It was a long, hard, difficult negotiation. Merrill thought there was a risk, and we negotiated a settlement.

Herbert Milstein

Definitely, Iran will never be prepared for dismantling. This is out of the question and is out of negotiation.

Hossein Mousavian

Mike Hubbard was not a part of that negotiation process. He was not at the table.

Deedie Dowdle

Health plans are a central focus of any labor negotiation that goes on today.

Jim Berg

Negotiation and agreement, and not confrontation.

Peter Mandelson

A cool-headed analysis of the negotiation result, in fact, shows that Japan has gained practical benefits.

Chosun Ilbo

We shall continue the strike until they get back to the negotiation table. We are only willing to suspend the strike if they are willing to come to the table.

Jackson Simon

These provocative actions by the Iranian regime have shattered the basis for negotiation.

Condoleeza Rice

The meeting went well, but we have not reached a deal. This is a step in a long negotiation.

Paolo Scaroni

The issue of the Security Council has not been touched in this negotiation.

Heraldo Munoz

We now have an explosion of new trade and investment incentives - currently 15 under implementation, close to 10 signed, more than 20 under negotiation and at least 16 more proposed.

Haruhiko Kuroda

Negotiations are not our intention, negotiation is a method.

Mahmud Zahar

We're not far apart, ... The door is definitely open for negotiation, and things are going perfectly fine. I'm quite sure something will get done. I'm here on good faith something will get done.

Antonio Gates

And that is so in each country, which is why this whole negotiation has been a farce.

Simon Davies

Negotiation is really the heart of a lot of these hostage or barricaded subject situations.

Seth Herman

We're stepping up negotiation with their captors so that they can be off the hook imminently.

Abel Oshevire

It's a negotiation to loan it (rotor) and replace it with ours once we have fixed it.

Thulani Gcabashe

It's been a very quiet negotiation.

Drew Rosenhaus

The negotiation for the JOA (joint operation agreement) has been concluded.

Maman Budiman

The only road to contract victory for the membership was not by strike but continued negotiation.

Michael O'brien

It was a tough negotiation, but a fair resolution.

Andrew Levin

There is no chance right now of the farmers lifting their blockades. This was a fake negotiation. We call for real negotiations.

Luc Guyau

We've had a long, productive and cordial relationship with Gary and the local. This last contract negotiation had its difficulties, but when you have an effective relationship like we do, you're able to put those things behind you and move on.

Michael Durand

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.

Dean Acheson

Every encounter with a woman must be viewed as a negotiation.

Christopher Curtis

Remember that you, the consumer, have the most important tool in negotiation: that's the dollar. And the bottom line is car companies need to move product.

Jack Gillis

For clarification purposes not for negotiation. Negotiation is done.

Arnavaz Mistry

At this stage in the negotiation process, we believe decisions are being made not only on dollars and cents, but also ego, strategy and a broader view of the competitive landscape.

Joanne K. Wuensch

The challenge for U.S. negotiators will be to determine what is a continuing negotiation and what is a stall, ... and the stakes are high.

Pamela Falk

I'm certain this negotiation is going to have a lot of high and low moments.

Wendy Cutler

The negotiation is finished, and we have a deal. No one has any more time. It cannot drag on any longer. Most of the Sunnis are satisfied. Everybody made sacrifices. It is an excellent document.

Ahmad Chalabi

People don't know that there is room for negotiation and that it is Town Meeting who decides. I feel it is like Congress, it is the legislative branch of town government.

Stephen Kane

I've absolutely no doubt that it will be a very difficult negotiation.

Jack O'connor

Right now the Canadian requirement is about 2017 for first airplane deliveries. Sometime in advance of that there will be an individual negotiation with the Canadian government on the purchase of airplanes.

Tom Burbage

It's just not practical to do a commercial negotiation in the public arena. We would not be able to engage a partner the quality of Hutchison if it was done in the public arena.

Bob Lineham

If one party will not negotiate, it's hard to characterize it as a negotiation.

Lee Moak

Negotiation seems like dancing the Tango, two steps forward, two steps back and suddenly three surprising steps forward.

Margot Wallstrom

We're willing to find a way to work with you and do some negotiation. Maybe we could look at some other options.

John Miller

Both parties are interested in getting the negotiation going again and to a result, not simply to break off negotiations.

Ralf Berchtold

We should not expect we could complete all formalities as speedily as we do in an European country. But obviously, if we find the investment negotiation is being delayed long enough, we may reconsider our plan.

Alan Rosling

We do not execute contracts. We do not make decisions about contracting or negotiation or oversight.

Tim Long

Accordingly, I believe that the accession package, both our bilateral agreement and the broader multilateral negotiation which is nearing completion, will warrant US support.

Rob Portman

It's a brilliant day for the environment. It's a huge leap to have achieved a result on this very complex international negotiation.

Michael Meacher

As for the U.S. government, it should go through a three-month deliberation period and get an approval from Congress before the negotiation process can begin. So the three-month period is not negotiable.

Tami Overby

It's the same as in hostage negotiation, we never use the word 'gun.' Instead of saying, 'I need you to lower that gun,' you say, 'I need you to lower that thing.' Calling it a 'thing' diminishes the weapon's power.

Christopher Curtis

There is only one reason for these continuing negotiations -- and that is to maximize the degree of consensus in the council. We are determined to bring this whole negotiation to closure in the next 24 hours.

Jeremy Greenstock

There is a negotiation process. And we have to be fair with what we have done for other projects.

Lynn Kueck

This is out of the question and out of negotiation.

Hossein Mousavian

I'd like to say there was a negotiation, but there wasn't.

Stephen Ross

There is ... some room for negotiation.

Christopher Garman

(Estrada) gave the green light, so we will return (Tuesday) and hopefully by Wednesday the actual negotiation would start.

Robert Aventajado

After going through this long negotiation process we know it is still not time for celebration, and there is still a lot of work before us.

Long Yongtu

This is a reasonable solution. We'll both lose some things through arbitration, but that's what a negotiation is.

Joe Faraldo

This is our negotiation team in its infancy.

John Leahy

The policy is essentially a product of negotiation, of power and discretion, not law.

Gary Orfield

We are continuing this fight in order to reach a solution at the negotiation table.

Frank Bsirske

If you wanted to use Ray Charles, there was no negotiation. After about 10 years, the masters reverted to him.

Rick Blackburn

He has made coordination and negotiation much easier and more effective.

Christine Quinn

This issue will be further discussed in the negotiation process to ensure access to the facilities during the inventory in strict compliance with the contractual obligations and the legislation of both countries.

Anatoliy Kinakh

There is a higher level of federal oversight with the negotiation panel. There is a certain level of formality and clarity, and it gives us some reassurance.

David Olsen

We are fighting tooth and nail to defeat backtracking by the EU on the framework agreement on market access, not to mention the developing countries -- a lot of them are viewing this negotiation as: 'We get to have everything given to us and we don't have to do anything in return.'

Bob Stallman

The deadlock in negotiation has highlighted problems in aligning the interests of the two groups in a highly regulated market.

Zhang Qi

The U.S. negotiation practices have been wretched.

Enrique Lacs

Don't expect Rome to be built in a day, it wasn't, ... Against the difficulty of this negotiation, it's complexity, this is a very substantial gain.

Emyr Jones Parry