Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Humoris the affectionate communication of insight.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.