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

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

The present is never a happy state to any being

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.