John Anderson Quotes

I think that was the case here. We just wanted it to be good for everybody.

When you let someone else win an argument, often you both end up winners.

For you to win, no one needs to lose.

A good plan isn't one where someone wins, it's where nobody thinks they've lost.

Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.

There is nothing wrong where we reach a point where maybe everybody could claim a victory. I think it would be good for the American people, which should be our first priority.

Wouldn't it be great if we just ended up tied? I think it would be beautiful.

Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.

I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well.

Love is a game that two can play and both win.

It's more important to fly midpoint in deals and work together than to try to haggle for the last dollar.

Yielding is sometimes the best way of succeeding.

It was good for the Japanese. It was good for the Russians, and it was good for me.

No winner, no loser

It must be a peace with no losers.

The old idea of a good bargain was a transaction in which one man got the better of another. The new idea of a good contract is a transaction which is good for both parties to it..

Advice: don't embarrass your bargaining partner by forcing him or her to make all the concessions.

Most actions do not aim at anybody’s defeat or loss. They aim at an improvement in conditions.

My success, literally, is your success figuratively.

The win-win situation is the basis for America's entire business world. Instead of wasting our time attempting to defeat each other, let's find a way that will make both of us gain and go home satisfied. In Israel, it doesn't work because the only meaning of victory is seeing your rival's body lying trampled on the floor.

One of the things with Canada is we're of a modest enough size that we never feel that the ideal outcome of any given deal is, we win and you lose.

You have to understand that every negotiation isn't about taking everything off the table. It's cliche, but you have to try and make sure the other side feels good and you feel good. Because in my business, when I make a deal, it just means once we're done negotiating, we have to go off and work together.

When you have a fruitful relationship with someone, and you've both chosen to work together, then it can spawn really good things.

Competition doesn't have to be conflict.

With clever and mature people, it becomes clear: you shake hands, and look together towards the same goal.