Richard Arnold Quotes

I've always hated litigation, and I continue to hate it.

Litigation solves everything.

We're involved right now in some very significant legal battles and it would be the wrong thing for me to do to step out in the middle of those battles.

Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this.

Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy.

Misery is the company of lawsuits.

I decided there and then to sue the bastards.

Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.

Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.

Where there is a will there is a lawsuit.

Every unfortunate event does not give rise to lawsuit.

If I disliked managing, I liked umpiring even less.

The insurance companies hate the idea of being sued in court like the devil hates holy water.

… adjudged not to him who had the truth on his side, but by the last word in the dispute.

I know from my own experience that lawsuits can be a very slow, wasteful, and needlessly acrimonious way to resolve a problem.

Nobody likes going to court.

I've never sued anybody, though there have been one or two occasions I've wanted to strangle one or two people.

Anybody who thinks talk is cheap should get some legal advice.

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.

Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose.

Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Lawyers are like rhinoceroses: thick skinned, short-sighted, and always ready to charge.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.

Publish and be sued