“Trust is not negotiable”
“Friendship is constant in all other thingsSave in the office and affairs of love.Therefore all hearts in love use their own tongues.Let every eye negotiate for itself,And trust no agent; for beauty is a witchAgainst whose charms faith melteth into blood.”
“I will not negotiate with the undead!”
“Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.[Inaugural Address, January 20 1961]”
“All friendships are negotiations of power.”
“IF you are going to fight, don't let them talk you into negotiating. But, if you are going to negotiate, don't let them talk you into fighting.”