Julian Burnside Professions : Barrister Born : June 9, 1949 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Julian Burnside Meet every person with the assumption that they are your equal. Julian Burnside equal assumption persons Human language has a vocabulary suited to our daily needs and functions: the shape of any human language maps approximately to the needs and activities of our mundane lives. But few would deny that there is another dimension of human existence which transcends the mundane: call it the soul, the spirit: it is that part of the human frame which sees the shimmer of the numinous. Julian Burnside vocabulary communication media Without the law, you can't have society. But without the arts, you can't have civilisation Julian Burnside civilisation law art Tact is kind; diplomacy is useful; euphemism is harmless and sometimes entertaining Julian Burnside diplomacy kind sometimes Similar Authors Aitzaz Ahsan barrister Ahmad Thomson barrister Isaac Butt barrister Cherie Blair barrister Constance Briscoe barrister Christmas Humphreys barrister All Authors