#negotiate

Everybody says they want to have private providers and we're saying fine. Let the states negotiate on behalf of a population in your state to drive down your costs. Don't just give subsidies to insurance companies for expensive insurance. ↗

— Maria Cantwell

#companies #costs #down #drive #everybody

Swipe fees have increased steadily since the introduction of debit cards 20 years ago, when there were no swipe fees at all. Merchants can't negotiate or control them. They've tried, but they have no leverage against the big banks and issuers. So they get ignored. ↗

— Peter Welch

#ago #banks #big #cards #control

I've learned that in order to achieve what I wanted, it made more sense to negotiate than to defend the autonomy of my work by pounding my fist on the table. ↗

— Thom Mayne

#autonomy #defend #fist #i #learned

True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise. ↗

— Moliere

#compromise #generally #heaven #negotiate #pleasures

Marriage: love, honor, and negotiate. ↗

— Joe Moore

#love #marriage #negotiate

Sidney Poitier became a star in part by helping black and white Americans negotiate their new relationship in the post-Civil Rights era. ↗

— Wesley Morris

#black #black and white #civil rights #era #helping

Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#diplomacy #getting #kids #negotiate #requires

I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, 'Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.' I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it's not that simple. ↗

— Sheryl Sandberg

#believe in yourself #could #daughter #fabulous #go