Compromise Quotes

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One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. — Chinua Achebe
No book includes the entire world. It's limited. And so it doesn't seem like an aesthetic compromise to have to do that. There's so much… — Paul Auster
Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it. Don't even think about taking… — Michael Badnarik
I'm free. I just do what I want, say what I want, say how I feel, and I don't try to hurt nobody. I just… — Erykah Badu
Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise. — Christian Bale
The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not know God; the tragedy is that, knowing Him, they still insist… — William Barclay
I cannot belong to a nonprofit organization because when you receive grants, you have to make such great compromises with your artistic plans. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and… — Pope Benedict XVI
Love consists in giving without getting in return; in giving what is not owed, what is not due the other. That's why true love is… — Mortimer Adler
When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation - namely, life, liberty and justice… — Benazir Bhutto
Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have,… — Ambrose Bierce
The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising. — Arthur Bloch
I can't be a wife. I'm not that sort of person. Wives have to compromise all the time. — Sarah Brightman
Writing is a solitary existence. Making a movie is controlled chaos - thousands of moving parts and people. Every decision is a compromise. If you're… — Dan Brown
Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate. — Zbigniew Brzezinski
Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings, ones that… — Abdallah II
All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. — Edmund Burke
I hate the fact that people think 'compromise' is a dirty word. — Barbara Bush
Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable… — Samuel Butler
Healthy disagreement, debate, leading to compromise has always been the American way. — Donald L. Carcieri

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