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

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Peopleshould talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speechaltogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to sayvisually.

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

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

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

When weblame, we give away our power.

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.