Compromise Quotes · Page 42

Politicians think that if matters look difficult, compromise is a good approach. Unfortunately, nature and the laws of physics cannot compromise -…

— James Hansen

I hate to take compromises with a racing car. The more standard a car is, the more compromises you have to take.

— Michael Schumacher

“...They went from regarding these compromises as regrettable to considering them necessary, then normal, then even desirable.”

— John Lewis Gaddis

I do want to see an immigration compromise. And you can't have an immigration compromise if everybody's out there calling the president…

— Rand Paul

The defence of democracy must consist in making anti-democratic experiences too costly for those who try them; much more costly than a…

— Karl Popper

In the future, we will probably see cyber operations that change or manipulate electronic information to compromise its integrity instead of simply…

— James Clapper

I want very much to see some sort of compromise reached in the area of immigration... so that we could move on…

— Ken Cuccinelli

“The fearful person wilts and submits to what they call fate. The fearless negotiates with fate for a compromise.”

— Bryant McGill

Writing a poem is like having an affair, a one-night stand; a short story is a romance, a relationship; a novel is…

— Amos Oz

The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise,…

— Charles Handy

Aren't we at the point where the closer we get to chaos, the more concern that there should be about coming to…

— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

You can't put the blame squarely on one person. Casting couch is not just about one person who says 'come and compromise.'…

— Mandira Bedi

It's tempting to engage in anti-gun polemics and hope that popular opinion will dramatically shift, but it is also likely a mistake.…

— Adam Cohen

Always remember that a perfect relationship is built on compromises and a great deal of give and take on both sides. When…

— Anonymous

[A politician is] a person skilled in the art of compromise. Usually an elected official who has compromised to get nominated, compromised…

— Dick Gregory

I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It's not just about being able to run around the block a few…

— Aimee Mullins

The best thing to learn in life is the habit of COMPROMISE. Because it is always better to bend a little than…

— Anonymous

One compromise here, another there and soon enough the so-called Christian and the man in the world look the same.

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.

— George Hickenlooper

No one pursuing reasonable goals and who is prepared to compromise can argue that terrorism is his or his group's only option.

— Richard N. Haass

Captains need to lead well and play within the laws of the game. There cannot be any compromise on that count.

— Mickey Arthur

I don't compromise at all on how people lead and manage other people. I don't want to work in an environment where…

— Sandra E. Peterson

You can do only one thing at a time. I simply tackle one problem and concentrate all efforts on what I am…

— Maxwell Maltz

This evolution may compromise Java's claim of being simpler than C++, but my guess is that the effort will make Java a…

— Bjarne Stroustrup

Those Who Aren't Satisfied From The God In This World!Then How Can they're Going To Be Satisfied In The Other World!

— NizamShahbaaz

“The body can endure compromise and the mind can be seduced by it. Only the heart protests.”

— Jeanette Winterson

Climate change is analogous to Lincoln and slavery or Churchill and Nazism: it's not the kind of thing where you can compromise.

— James Hansen

Ultimately, there is no compromise. Westerners will either retain their civilization, including the right to insult and blaspheme, or not.

— Daniel Pipes

I may as well do everything as if it’s brand new, and if I start to feel that any of it’s a…

— Robert Plant

“Relationships are about sacrifice and compromise. Sometimes, to have the person you want, you have to give up ideals that are important…

— Helena Hunting

Compromise, while at times morally necessary or at least justifiable, is more often only the first permission for a person (or society)…

— Dennis Prager

Rather, it is through conciliation and compromise that we are building a fair Iraq, a just state for all its peoples.

— Jalal Talabani

The real story is that I am very free, that I've managed to be who I wanted to be without compromising.

— Diane von Furstenberg

What you write sets the visual style for the film. But you have to compromise your style in your first few films…

— Mani Ratnam

Human life is a series of compromises, and it is not always easy to achieve in practice what one has found to…

— Mahatma Gandhi

...accepting the compromise of the way we have been, the way we are, and the way we will likely be...may we live…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“He wasn’t a loner, but he liked doing things his way. Compromise wasn’t a priority for him.”

— Stephen W. Frey

Animal rights activists gives disillusioned feminists an excuse to go back to being women protecting wee creatures without compromising their radical credentials

— Florence King

'Strictly Sinatra' became a compromise between me and the producers, and neither of us liked the results much.

— Peter Capaldi

“If you compromise your integrity and principles on minor issues, it gets easier to make bad choices on the big issues.”

— Ann Dunwoody