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

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Peacecan not be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Ourlonging for understandingis Eternal.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.