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.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall 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.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.