All legislation is founded upon the principle of mutual…

Let the amelioration in our laws of property proceed from the concession of the rich, not from the grasping of the poor. Let us…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

To obtain a just compromise, concession must not only mutual-it must be equal also…There can be no hope that either will yield more than…

— John Marshall

The only concession you can make is to what you believe is right.

— John Hurt

Concession comes with better grace and more salutary effect from superior power.

— William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

At the end of your life, do you give a concession speech?

— Jon Stewart

“nothing, on the other hand, can be more impenetrable to the uninitiated than a legislation founded upon precedents.”

— Alexis de Tocqueville

All legislation, all government, all society is founded upon the principle of mutual concession, politeness, comity, courtesy; upon these everything is based...Let him who…

— Henry Clay

Each concession we make is accompanied by an inner diminution of which we are not immediately conscious.

— Emile M. Cioran

“What are your terms?” he asked, and he made a final effort to tip the balance of power into her hands and out of…

— Judith McNaught

Do you know that the ready concession of minor points is a part of the grace of life?

— Henry Harland

Once you consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things back the way they are.

— Howard Hughes

“it is not surprising that some, such as the historian John R. Vile, suggest we consider the concession as a form of military surrender…

— Scott Farris

It is unfair to ask Turkey to make a unilateral concession to take goods from Cyprus within the customs union when the E.U. is…

— Ali Babacan

I feel alive, fit and active. I have no plans for retirement. My only concession to getting a little older is that I like…

— Olivia Newton-John

[The Dalai Lama] told me some years ago, "I've made every concession to China, and I've been as open and tolerant as I could,…

— Pico Iyer