Robert Frost Quotes

The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from quarrel; but every fool will quarrel

When you look at territorial disputes, there are good arguments on any sides. I think it's important that we don't take sides on legitimacy.

Umpires are supposed to be non-confrontational - they're supposed to uphold the peace on the baseball field.

One man's word is no man's word; we should quietly hear both sides.

The inhabitants will always see both sides of an argument so long as it can result in a fight.

If you are going to be a mediator or arbitrator you have to be in the middle between the two sides; you cannot take sides only with one party.

There was something special about watching a manager and umpire both convinced they were totally right, but knowing that one had to be wrong. As an ump, those moments made my job fun, and getting 'nose-to-nose' was part of my job description.

Umpires are necessary evils. That's just the nature of the beast. For years, people have looked on umpiring as a job they could get any postman to do.

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.

It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

I am slow to listen to criminations among friends, and never espouse their quarrels on either side…allow by—gones to be by—gones, and look to the present & future only.

There is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument—and that is to avoid it.

No quarrel ought ever be converted into a policy.

One should not maintain a dispute.

I love giving you my opinion, but I don't like taking sides.

Where conflicts are identified, they will be resolved.

A judge is supposed to be able to make a decision, and when you make a decision, very often one party - and very often both - are a little disappointed.

You want to get both sides of the story and it's my role to try and bring that out of people.

Some of the best preparation I had for coming to Congress is being a football referee. Because you've got to make a decision, and no matter what you do, someone's unhappy with you.

Never stand in the middle of two people having a fight, because you'll always come off worse.

I never take fights personal and I'm not emotional when I'm fighting.

To give a satisfactory decision as to the truth it is necessary to be rather an arbitrator than a party to the dispute.

Even when the views are contradictory, talks are the only way forward and problems should be resolved through dialogue.

If you can't take both sides, it means you can only play yourself.