Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

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 all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.