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

Life only demands from you the strength you posses

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

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

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.