Compromise Quotes · Page 37

A government held together by the bands of reason only, requires much compromise of opinion.

— Thomas Jefferson

I believe that creativity comes from compromise. If you could have everything you ever wanted, it doesn't always work.

— Thomas Ian Nicholas

I've always wanted to make records that rock like hell. But also, I've never wanted to compromise that Country place deep inside.

— Carlene Carter

“How can you compromise with people who don’t want you to exist? They want us to disappear. I can’t adapt to death!”…

— Amy Harmon

You will never please everybody. Some men will say you have gone too far. Other men will say you haven't gone far…

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

Without compromise repression would be defeated. Just as some cancers feed on hormones, compromise becomes the hormone of oppression.

— Harry Belafonte

“Essential political decisions are made not once, but again and again in a variety of situations, always against that pressure to compromise,…

— Dorothy Allison

How true is it that humanity refuses compromise during prosperity, and reaches out for arbitration when weak.

— Anonymous

To be honest, 'Ready Steady Cook' was a great opportunity, but I did compromise myself. I was stood there quizzing chefs on…

— Ainsley Harriott

When we got quite big and were generating a lot of money through the arenas, we became quite a big thing, and…

— Noel Fielding

The struggle between the two worlds [Fascism and Democracy] can permit no compromises. The new cycle which begins with the ninth year…

— Benito Mussolini

The one simple lesson to draw from President Obama's legacy: do not start off with a compromise. They won't meet you in…

— Chelsea Manning

It's ideal really. They will come up with a plan. No one will like it. Everyone will feel they have been treated…

— Suzanne Collins

“The thing about relationships is that it's a two-party system. Both sides have to be willing to compromise, be that shoulder to…

— Lindsay Paige

The entire world is focusing on the compromises that are necessary from Israel's side. But people [in the world] are not focusing…

— Benjamin Netanyahu

I've long maintained during my 50-plus year career in intelligence that leaks endanger national security, they compromise sources, methods, and tradecraft, and…

— James Clapper

Life is combination of adjustments & compromises..You adjust when someone wants to be with you and compromise when you want to be…

— Anonymous

Being in a band is always a compromise. Provided that the balance is good, what you lose in compromise, you gain by…

— Mike Rutherford

Ain't nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but…

— Talib Kweli

I love what I do too much to compromise on it. I would rather wait for the work that excites me than…

— Shefali Shah

There's more than one way to get to the goal that you want to get to, but once you compromise your own…

— Anthony Fauci

I sincerely believe that there's room for cutting down trees for forestry and grazing, so as we all get to eat. Everyone…

— Steve Irwin

In order to create art today, you have to compromise your art somewhat and be a businessman.

— Roger Corman

I'd never even thought about compromise when I worked in my studio. The major distinction is in the priority of who I…

— Cindy Sherman

Tolerance, compromise, understanding, acceptance, patience - I want those all to be very sharp tools in my shed.

— Cee Lo Green

I hope some compromise will be entered into between the two parties, slavery & antislavery, which will have the effect of allaying…

— Zachary Taylor

To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.

— Benazir Bhutto

Compromise built upon compromise equals failure. Instead, resisting temptation allowed promise upon promise to be built up in my heart, and that…

— Lysa TerKeurst

“Marriage, each of them realized intuitively, was about compromise and forgiveness. It was about balance, where one person complemented the other.”

— Nicholas Sparks

Wherever we go, there seems to be only one business at hand - that of finding workable compromises between the sublimity of…

— Annie Dillard

Don't react with fear and panic in the face of debt collector threats. Talk to them and explain your situation. See if…

— Dave Ramsey

I'm not compromising myself in any way, I love just doing whatever I want and showing people it's real.

— Big Sean

The slow compromise, or even surrender, of our fondest hopes is a regular feature of normal human life.

— Leston Havens

“Overtime we learn the art of compromise. The problem is we often compromise the most valuable thing: the fire that drives our…

— Todd Henry

If a relationship is going to work, it will require compromise and, even then, it is not always going to end the…

— John Legend

Truth is the nursing mother of genius. No man can be absolutely true to himself, eschewing cant, compromise, servile imitation, and complaisance…

— Margaret Fuller

A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece.

— Ludwig Erhard

In a deal, you give and take. You compromise. Then you grab the cash and catch the next train out of town.

— Irving Paul Lazar

I would love nothing more than compromise. But I would say to you that compromise that's not a solution is a waste…

— Marco Rubio

I am ready to compromise, but there is one thing I won't compromise on: the safety of the Israeli people.

— Ariel Sharon