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

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

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

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking