Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.

The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived from the inquiring mind.

Appeal must be to an informed, civically militant electorate.

The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards.

The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes.

Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.

We have enjoyed so much freedom for so long that we are perhaps in danger of forgetting how much blood it cost to establish the Bill of Rights.

It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.

Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.

Freedom of speech and of the press are essential to the enlightenment of a free people and in restraining those who wield power.

There can be no security where there is fear.

The worldly life (sansar) means a basket full of worries.

Surely you're not saying that the life of a human and the life of an animal are of the same value?' he ven

Programming is a social activity.

Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.

The act of evil breeds others to follow, young sins in its own likeness.

Priceless things matter not for their value, but because they offer us an enduring reminder of stability and permanence.

There are definitely worse people to be compared with. I think Brad Pitt makes interesting decisions.

A certain slightly cruel disregard for the feelings of living people is simply part of the package. I think a writer, if hes any good, is not an entirely benign entity in the world.

I'm a writer. Now I've started to be on television. I have a big mouth. And I have good TV teeth, they say.