It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

Power comes from sincere service

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

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

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.