Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

Prayer changes things by changing people.

Worry is a circle of inefficient thoughts whirling about a point of fear.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

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.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life 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

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Every advantage has its tax