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

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

Life only demands from you the strength you posses

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

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

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.