Prejudice locks the mind. Nothing can enter. Nothing true can escape.

Lawyers should be chosen because they can demonstrate a history rich in human traits, the ability to care, the courage to fight, the will to win, a concern for the human condition, a passion for justice and simple uncompromising honesty. These are the traits of the lawyer.

The art of arguing is the art of living. We argue because we must, because life emends it, because, in the end, life itself is but an argument.

When you are faced with prejudice, logic and justice are impotent. Still, we may have an obligation to argue directly into the face of the prejudice, even though there is no chance to win.

I cherish the fantasy, even the hope, of adventures in other realms to come. But how can we choke out that most precious of all gifts, life, with the rope of religion around our necks? It chokes out freedom with dogma. It pinions us to the stake of superstition.

Successful argument is a communication between the acknowledged authority of both parties to the argument.

The way people move is their autobiography in motion.