The law is not a series of calculating machines where answers come tumbling out when the right levers are pushed. William O. Douglas
Hate, hunger, and pride make better levers of propaganda than do love or impartiality. Jacques Ellul
For the machine, because of the way it is built, can work only in a given direction, no matter who pulls its levers. Rudolf Rocker
Inventor: A person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes it civilization. Ambrose Bierce
Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest. Napoleon Bonaparte
I suppose we all loved those kind of sci-fi movies where terrible things came out of swamps and came to Mars. And there's usually some poor girl. All the guys are trying to desperately handle levers and saying, go to something or other. Neil Innes