Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Stability is not immobility

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.

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

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.