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No matter how good a deal sounds, if your name goes on the bottom line, you need to understand it and be sure you'll be able to pay. You are responsible for yourself forever. Forever.

— Elizabeth Warren

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

My father told me 'Name your price in the beginning. If it ever gets more expensive than the price you name, get out of there.'

— Dave Chappelle

Never make too good of a deal. It sounds a little counterintuitive, but the deals that are too good of a deal for you in the long run will end up hurting you. A lot of people in our business don't realize that. They think their job is to go in a room and negotiate the highest price.

— Ryan Kavanaugh

Always go into meetings or negotiations with a positive attitude. Tell yourself you're going to make this the best deal for all parties.

— Natalie Massenet

Advice? Look at your pay statements.

— Oscar Isaac

I can make dopey decisions for which I have to pay. If I take some little old lady's superannuation money, I would be mortified if things didn't go to plan.

— Len Buckeridge

In one week, I went from being a girl who owed a guy thousands of dollars - my manager Anthony was paying for my outfits, paying for my food; I was sleeping in his parents' basement - to taking meetings with every major label in America. The next morning, I had a record deal and wrote him a cheque to pay back all that money.

— Halsey

Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free.

— Mary J. Blige

Do more than you are being paid to do, and you'll eventually be paid more for what you do.

— Zig Ziglar

✗Opposing Perspectives

So you have to just be really careful and make sure that when a deal comes along, that it's like the right deal for you... not necessarily the most money, because you have to pay the record label that back in like record sales and stuff.

— Adam Rich

The best way to make a good deal is to have the ability to walk away from it.

— Brian Koslow