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

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Skill inthe art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplishnothing unless he can communicate effectively.

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.