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

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

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.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

As a final incentive before giving up a

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Tolerance that accepts merits as the most natural thing in World is the highest applause.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.