If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

We arethe prisoners of ideas.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

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 God we trust; all others pay cash.