We arethe prisoners of ideas.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

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

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.