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.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

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.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.

Extremiststhink communication means agreeing with them.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.