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# negotiation — 16 quotes

NEGOTIATION

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Most people are too afraid to ask. Asking is free. The worst they can say is no.

confidencenegotiation— YouTube, 2020
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There's no such thing as a good partner. I want the whole thing or nothing.

businessnegotiation— Shark Tank
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Negotiating your salary is the single most important financial move most people never make.

earningnegotiation— Women with Money
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The most important financial conversation you'll ever have is the one about your salary. Don't skip it.

earningnegotiation— So Money Podcast
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The record labels told us to our faces that streaming would never work. Then piracy nearly killed them. Then they came back and said okay, let's talk.

music-industrynegotiation— Daniel Ek on early label negotiations, 2018
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We turned down $23 billion from Google. Then we accepted $32 billion. The $9 billion difference was basically a really expensive negotiation tactic.

businessexits— Industry commentary on Wiz-Google negotiations, 2025
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SaaS vendors have pricing data from thousands of deals. Buyers have pricing data from one — their own. We fix that imbalance.

businessnegotiation— David Campbell, Tropic CEO, interview 2023
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The gender pay gap isn't just about discrimination — it's about negotiation. Women are taught to be grateful for offers. Men are taught to negotiate. I'm teaching women to negotiate like men. Actually, better than men.

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If Nike won't give me royalties, I'll find someone who will. And I did.

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The best restructuring is the one where everybody gives a little and everybody gets something.

leadershipnegotiation— The Turnaround Kid (memoir), 2008
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I was a good listener when negotiating with Trump.

dealmakingnegotiation— Strictly Business (biography), 1995
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He talks a lot.

negotiationplaza-hotel— Strictly Business (biography), 1995
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When you negotiate, you always have to put yourself in the other person's shoes and understand what they really want.

dealsnegotiation— Outlook Business, 2018
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Our numerous offers reflect our attempt to be open-minded, adapt to a dynamic situation and potentially reach a settlement that works for all parties.

activismnegotiation— Sachem Head letter to US Foods stockholders, 2022
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In a salary negotiation, never be the first person to name a number.

careermoney— Ten Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer, 2016
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We're not trying to lowball or be sharks, we're trying to apply what we think is the appropriate fair market value — even in a market where other investors may be willing to pay much higher.

disciplinenegotiation— The Block, 2023