The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

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

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.