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

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see thegood.

Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man