Cheat me in the price but not in the goods i purchase.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

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

Our distrust is very expensive.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.

God made time, but man made haste.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.