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# negotiation16 quotes

NEGOTIATION

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

confidencenegotiationYouTube, 2020

There's no such thing as a good partner. I want the whole thing or nothing.

businessnegotiationShark Tank

Negotiating your salary is the single most important financial move most people never make.

earningnegotiationWomen with Money

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

earningnegotiationSo Money Podcast

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-industrynegotiationDaniel Ek on early label negotiations, 2018

We turned down $23 billion from Google. Then we accepted $32 billion. The $9 billion difference was basically a really expensive negotiation tactic.

businessexitsIndustry commentary on Wiz-Google negotiations, 2025

SaaS vendors have pricing data from thousands of deals. Buyers have pricing data from one — their own. We fix that imbalance.

businessnegotiationDavid Campbell, Tropic CEO, interview 2023

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.

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

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

leadershipnegotiationThe Turnaround Kid (memoir), 2008

I was a good listener when negotiating with Trump.

dealmakingnegotiationStrictly Business (biography), 1995

He talks a lot.

negotiationplaza-hotelStrictly Business (biography), 1995

When you negotiate, you always have to put yourself in the other person's shoes and understand what they really want.

dealsnegotiationOutlook Business, 2018

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.

activismnegotiationSachem Head letter to US Foods stockholders, 2022

In a salary negotiation, never be the first person to name a number.

careermoneyTen Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer, 2016

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.

disciplinenegotiationThe Block, 2023