A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

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

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independet.

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.