Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.