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

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

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

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.