All bravery stands upon comparisons.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Ifanyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

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.