Compromise Quotes
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"Compromise" means giving up more than the other side is big enough to take; if and when they have the muscle, they'll be back for more, regardless of what has been given up in an attempt to appear reasonable. You can't make a cur dog stay away from your back door by throwing an occasional bone at him.
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Treat different people differently. Anything else is a compromise.
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A compromise is done willingly and out of love. You don't go away thinking, "I betrayed myself."
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Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.
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The authenticity aspect is pretty important to me. When we have to compromise and do something that's not authentic, it really rubs me, every time I have to see it in the edit, which is millions of times.
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Politicians think that if matters look difficult, compromise is a good approach. Unfortunately, nature and the laws of physics cannot compromise - they are what they are.
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As a woman, I think my style defines my leadership in that it's a gentler, more compassionate approach. Rather than tell people what's good for them, I consult, I listen and I compromise where it's in the best interest of the citizens.
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We all have a childhood dream that when there is love, everything goes like silk, but the reality is that marriage requires a lot of compromise.
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Rome wasn't built on caution and compromise.
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Democracy is our most valuable possession. Upholding it is our duty and our responsibility. This means a continuous, decisive and self-confident argument; it means effort and endeavor to reach compromise and long-lasting consensus. These form the cornerstones of the only form of political system that can guarantee freedom.
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When the final result is expected to be a compromise, it is often prudent to start from an extreme position.
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Single people without children have a "childish sensitivity and are unwilling or unable to compromise or fit in.
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Any time a party has lost three consecutive elections, it becomes a bit more willing to explore the notion of principled compromise so it's able to pursue some of its objectives.
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When a Caltech student asked the eminent cosmologist Michael Turner what his "bias" was in favoring one or another particle as a likely candidate to compromise dark matter in the universe, Feynmann snapped, "Why do you want to know his bias? Form your own bias!"
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I don't need to compromise my principles, because they don't have the slightest bearing on what happens to me anyway.
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Every day there is a compromise. Living with somebody requires a lot of understanding. But I love being married. I really love it.
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Without trust, the best we can do is compromise.
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I don't compromise. I only do the stuff I want to do.
