"Uncertainty is the friend of the buyer of long term values."
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"I definitely do things on my terms, it may not seem that way but I actually do."
"Focus on long term success but be willing to make short term adjustments to get there"
"The dualism itself becomes a sort of presupposition or datum; its terms condition the further problem."
"Our world and our lives have become increasingly interdependent, so when our neighbour is harmed, it affects us too. Therefore we have to abandon outdated notions of 'them' and 'us' and think of our world much more in terms of a great 'US', a greater human family."
"How many a dispute could have been deflated into a single paragraph if the disputants had dared to define their terms"
"You find peace by coming to terms with what you don't know."
"Leadership without mutual trust is a contradiction in terms."
"Talk in terms of the other person's interests."
"I have offered myself to the inkwell of the wordsmith that I might be shaped into new terms of being."
"Forgive us as we forgive- we are offered forgiveness on no other terms. To refuse it is to refuse Gods mercy for ourselves."
"Berkshireis not as good as it was in terms of percentage compounding [going forward], but it's still a hell of a business."
"The most important thing in terms of your circle of competence is not how large the area of it is, but how well you've defined the perimeter."
"I will always be an advocate in terms of wars of necessity. I am just much more cautious on wars of choice."
"Your success is not measured in terms of what all you obtained but in term of what you become, how you live and what actions you do. Upon this point reflect well and attain great happiness"
"I'd rather die on my own terms than live on theirs. I'd rather die loving Alex than live without him."
"If we are looking for signs of democratization, then surely we are looking as well for forms of living on equal terms in and among cultural differences."
"If you wish to converse with me, define your terms."
"Success is a relative term. It brings so many relatives."
"I see people in terms of dialogue and I believe that people are their talk."
"I love to sing and I really love to write, but in terms of being onstage, I'm not that comfortable."