“In mid-life the man wants to see how irresistible he still is to younger women. How they turn their hearts to stone and more or less commit a murder of their marriage I just don’t know, but they do.”

The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.

To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.

The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.

Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.

Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms.

Those who serve upon our juries have maintained a standard of fairness and excellence and demonstrated a vision toward the administration of justice that is a wellspring of inspiration.

To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.

Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.

Before this distinguished assembly and the world, the bells today proclaim the joyous tidings of the completion of this quietly soaring tower.

I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.

In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.

It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defence, we would sanction the subversion of one of those liberties which make the defence of our nation worthwhile.

Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.

Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethical paths in the maze of possible behavior.

Racial discrimination in public education is unconstitutional. All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting such discrimination must yield to this principle.

When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you’re pledging your integrity.

I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.

Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.

If you love something and if you’re committed and diligent – the things happen!

Paintings are seldom guilty and often framed for crimes they did not commit. Some cover holes-holes in walls, holes in lives. Some make holes-in wallets, holes in hearts in negative space.

In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.

Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one’s luck.

Almost as many inhumanities are committed in the name of love as in the name of religion.