Anthony Trollope Quotes

A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

I have no contracts with my clients; just a handshake is enough.

I'd rather the handshake for somebody that I can trust than a contract. Because you can read the bloody contract - perhaps if you made a little bit of a mistake writing it - in a way to suit you.

Carlos, are we in complete understanding with each other?” “Yeah,” I say. “As long as it’s not in your house and you don’t know about it, you’re okay with us messin’ around.” “I know you’re joking with me. You are joking with me, aren’t you?” “Maybe.

There are certain promises you make that are more sacred than anything that happens in a court of law, I don't care how many Bibles you put your hand on.

There will be times when we do not agree on every decision or subject, but we should always believe in one another, support one another, and move forward through life together - connected.

As somebody who, in my second marriage, insisted on a prenuptial agreement, I can also testify that sometimes it is an act of love to chart the exit strategy before you enter the union, in order to make sure that not only you, but your partner as well, knows that there will be no World War III should hearts and minds, for any sad reason, change.

Any agreement that you have isn't going to be based on North Korea's intentions or trust.

Periods of cooperation between political parties shouldn't be taken for granted; they are a stunning human achievement.

You only trust those who are absolutely like yourself, those who have signed a pledge of allegiance to this particular identity.

A group is as healthy as its 'social contract' is clear; a congregation as faithful as its covenant is mutually understood; a pastor as effective as the pastor's and people's commitment to trust and integrity is honored, guarded, and fulfilled.

It's not the traditional promise ring. It's basically to always stay truthful. I think that's a really important part of a relationship, that you're always honest with each other.

My husband and I didn't sign a pre-nuptial agreement. We signed a mutual suicide pact.

Let us have frankness before the handshake.

When a party shall make bond or conveyance, what he has named by word-of-mouth that shall hold good

My eighty percent friend is not my twenty percent enemy.

I have been the last to sign this treaty; I will be the last to break it.

Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.

If you're operating from strong principles, you can compromise when the person on the other side is operating from principles you respect.

Without Kissinger's work in the Middle East, with Sadat especially, I doubt if the Camp David Agreements five years later would have happened. His achievements over detente, the seeds of trust he sowed in a very distrustful and hostile Moscow, helped over a long period.

A strong working relationship requires every participant to be on the same page.

No one signs a contact saying they will always start.

From my perspective, if I say that I'm done, I would hope - and I trust - that my corner would throw in the towel for me.

The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally - not a 20 percent traitor.

Not one word," Kel warned. "Tobe and I have reached an understanding." Neal's lips twitched. "Why do I feel you did most of the understanding.