Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Nothing is a permanent except change.

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

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.