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

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.