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.

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

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't leads anywhere.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.