Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

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

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

Neversay more than is necessary.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.