Malicedrinketh its own poison.

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

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

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Well done is better than well said.