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

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

He understands badly who listens badly.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.