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.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Thework will teach you how to do it.

A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.

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.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

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