Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

To beprepared is half the victory.

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

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

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

Unselfishness is more paying,only people have not the patience to practice it.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.