It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

You canobserve a lot by just watching.

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

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

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

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

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.