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

It'swhen you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth.

Light is good in whatever lamp it may burn; even as a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.