The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

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

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

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.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.