The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

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 property of power is to protect.

Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

A language is like living skin itself.

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

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...