A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

When work is pleasure, life is joy.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

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

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.