You can't talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!
In order to have influence, you have to be influenced.
By behaving in ways that build trust with one, you build trust with many.
The key to acting with integrity is to simply stop playing the game.
To be successful we must live from our imaginations, not from our memories.
When one side benefits more than the other, that's a win-lose situation. To the winner it might look like success for a while, but in the long run, it breeds resentment and distrust.