I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

Oursubconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes, and cannot tell thedifference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What wecontinually think about eventually will manifest in our lives.

We donot have to agree; we do need to understand.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

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 anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Quarrelsend, but words once spoken never die.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.