One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

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

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

God made time, but man made haste.