If I despised myself it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me and if I respect myself it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly.

It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

San Francisco businesses face many challenges including high rents regulatory burdens and the rising cost of workers compensation insurance and employee health plans.

Because what happens is as the economy suffers tax revenues go down. But unlike businesses where at least your variable costs go down in government your variable costs go up: unemployment insurance workmen's compensation health care benefits welfare you name it.

I've never seen an obese person who has said 'I am well in my mind.' Happiness stops food being a compensation.

Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.

The compensation of a very early success is a conviction that life is a romantic matter. In the best sense one stays young.