Push Back Quotes

“Don’t push back. Keep asking questions. Insist on drilling down to definitions (“Define Star Trek”), details, and sources. And see if you can outlast your bullying opponent. If you can—if he walks away exasperated—then, despite all I’ve written about previously…you win.”
― Jay Heinrichs, Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion

“If someone pushes you, you push right back.”
― Sara Farizan, Here to Stay

“Gently push back, at least for one round. Cooperative people are programmed to say yes to the first reasonable proposal someone makes. To improve, you need to practice pushing back a little. A simple question that works well is: “Can you do better than that?” If the other side says no and you feel you can sustain the process for another round, ask for help understanding why that is the best they can do. If their answer makes no sense, share your confusion. You will get farther with a little polite persistence than you will by quick surrender.”
― G. Richard Shell, Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People

“Achieve complete mastery of his mind by pushing back the limits of his capacity to suffer until those limits disappeared.”
― Matt Fitzgerald, The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life

“If the buyer repeatedly uses shaming or intimidation techniques to try to get you to make lots of little concessions, it’s important that you push back and make it clear that you won’t allow him to nibble away at you.”
― J Scott

“Gently push back, at least for one round. Cooperative people are programmed to say yes to the first reasonable proposal someone makes. To improve, you need to practice pushing back a little. A simple question that works well is: “Can you do better than that?”
― G. Richard Shell, Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People