„There is more power in the open hand than in the clenched fist.“
— Herbert N. Casson Canadian journalist and writer 1869 - 1951
Herbert N. Casson cited in: The International Chemical Worker Vol. 13-15 (1953). p. 192
1950s and later
„Like is an emotion. Emotions”—he raised a hand, made a fist, clenched it tightly—“are like holding water. You open your hand, there’s nothing there. Better to be a weapon than a woman.“
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„We hold each other’s lives in our open hands, not in clenched fists.“
— Lloyd Alexander, The Chronicles of Prydain
Quelle: The Chronicles of Prydain (1964–1968), Book II: The Black Cauldron (1965), Chapter 2
„You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.“
— Indíra Gándhí Indian politician and Prime Minister 1917 - 1984
Attributed
Variante: You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
„You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.“
— George V of the United Kingdom King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India 1865 - 1936
Attributed
— Alex Haley African American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist 1921 - 1992
Quelle: Roots : The Saga of an American Family (1976), Ch. 51.
„Tightly clenched fist don’t catch blessings.“
— Marcus Orelias American actor, rapper, songwriter, author and entrepreneur 1993
— Indíra Gándhí Indian politician and Prime Minister 1917 - 1984
Press conference, New Delhi (October 19, 1971), quoted in "Indian and Pakistani Armies Confront Each Other Along Borders" by Sydney H. Schanberg, The New York Times (October 20, 1971), page 6C.
— Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons
Sir Thomas More, Act II
A Man for All Seasons (1960)
„We will outstretch the hand if you unclench your fist.“
— Barack Obama 44th President of the United States of America 1961
„It's like a bar of soap in the bathtub — you have it in your hand until you hold on too tight.“
— Michael Jackson American singer, songwriter and dancer 1958 - 2009
— Don McLean American Singer and songwriter 1945
Song lyrics, American Pie (1971), American Pie
Kontext: So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in hell
Could break that Satan's spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died.
„Nothing is more perplexing to a man than the mental process of a woman who reasons her emotions.“
— Edith Wharton American novelist, short story writer, designer 1862 - 1937
