“You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.”
Indíra Gándhí (1917–1984) Indian politician and Prime Minister
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Variant: You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
“You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.”
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Indíra Gándhí (1917–1984) Indian politician and Prime Minister
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.
“There is more power in the open hand than in the clenched fist.”
Herbert N. Casson (1869–1951) Canadian journalist and writer
Herbert N. Casson cited in: The International Chemical Worker Vol. 13-15 (1953). p. 192
1950s and later
“We hold each other’s lives in our open hands, not in clenched fists.”
Lloyd Alexander The Chronicles of Prydain
Source: The Chronicles of Prydain (1964–1968), Book II: The Black Cauldron (1965), Chapter 2
Alex Haley (1921–1992) African American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist
Source: Roots : The Saga of an American Family (1976), Ch. 51.
“Tightly clenched fist don’t catch blessings.”
Marcus Orelias (1993) American actor, rapper, songwriter, author and entrepreneur
“Tiny," Sanya rumbled to Michael, clenching a demonstrative fist. "But.”
Jim Butcher book Small Favor
Source: Small Favor
Don McLean (1945) American Singer and songwriter
Song lyrics, American Pie (1971), American Pie
Context: 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.
“No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.”
George Jean Nathan (1882–1958) American drama critic and magazine editor
" Undeveloped Notes http://books.google.com/books?id=xIEcAAAAIAAJ&q=%22No+man+can+think+clearly+when+his+fists+are+clenched%22&pg=PA137#v=onepage," The Smart Set (August 1922) <br class="br"> The World in Falseface http://books.google.com/books?id=7rlEAAAAIAAJ&q=%22No+man+can+think+clearly+when+his+fists+are+clenched%22&pg=PA21#v=onepage (1923)