Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

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

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.