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

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

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.

The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.