Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

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.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.