If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

To teach isto learn twice.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Tofight fear, act. To increase fear wait, put off, postpone.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.