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

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

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.

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.