If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

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 youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.