Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

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

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

The hardest thing to disguise is you feelings when you put a lot of relatives on the train for home.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

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