True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Work without faith is like at attempt to reach a bottom-less pit.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

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 man's ruin lies in his tongue.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

Thereare two sides to every question.