Thecorrect strategy for

Thecorrect strategy for
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
  

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He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.
We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.
Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.
A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.
Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.
If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.
Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government
Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.
The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.
No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.
A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.