Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

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

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Everything has it's beauty, but not every one sees it.

Light is good in whatever lamp it may burn; even as a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.

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

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.