Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, read more

It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, and imagine that the elastic which holds the mask on has just broken, so that the man (rather than let the mask slip off) has to tilt his head back and balance the mask on his real face. This is the kind of tyranny which Lawson's face exerts over the rest of his body as he cruises along the corridors. He doesn't look down his nose at you, he looks along his nose.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.

It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.

My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.

My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.

One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there is none between the sound read more

One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there is none between the sound of his voice on the screen and in real life.

My advice is to look out for engineers. They begin with sewing machines and end up with nuclear bombs.

My advice is to look out for engineers. They begin with sewing machines and end up with nuclear bombs.

I thought so hard I got a headache.

I thought so hard I got a headache.

Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test read more

Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of character but strengthen it. Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.