Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

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

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

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

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.