Compromise Quotes
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Compromise is a skill, and like all skills it atrophies from lack of use.
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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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When you're the guy behind the camera, you're aware of the reasons for the compromises or the changes that get made. As an actor, you go and do your thing, and someone else down the line then does all the math and goes, "We can't include that thing where he's pretending to be dumb and needling those people, because it takes a minute and a half, and it ruins the next scene. It doesn't make sense." If you're directing, you're the one doing that.
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Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.
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If somebody has never been married, they don't know compromise.
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Compromise and tolerance are magic words. It took me 40 years to become philosophical.
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I'm a self-made woman. I've never compromised myself.
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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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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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Single people without children have a "childish sensitivity and are unwilling or unable to compromise or fit in.
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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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A compromise is done willingly and out of love. You don't go away thinking, "I betrayed myself."
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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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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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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.
