Compromise Quotes

994 Compromise quotes by 780 unique authors

All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a… — Mahatma Gandhi
A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in… — Mahatma Gandhi
I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living. — Grimes
Fight as hard as you can, and then understand there's going to have to be some amount of reasonable compromise. — Andrew Cuomo
It was one of the compromises of the Constitution that the slave property in the Southern States should be recognized as property throughout the United… — Jefferson Davis
Compromise works well in this world when you have shared goals. — Jim DeMint
Too many women throw themselves into romance because they're afraid of being single, then start making compromises and losing their identity. I won't do that. — Julie Delpy
There will never be another Ed Koch. He was an original, but he represented a significant, if shrinking, segment of American Jewry who refused to… — Alan Dershowitz
Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his… — John Dewey
They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody? — Princess Diana
For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded or defeated us in daily life; in this way, not to… — Lawrence Durrell
Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both. — Tryon Edwards
For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Adele's like a beacon of honesty. Doesn't compromise, goes to America and she's still the same sweary cockney. — Paloma Faith
Living on a planet of fixed size requires compromise, and while we are the only party capable of negotiating, we are not the only party… — Jonathan Safran Foer
It's necessary for Israelis and Palestinians to make the compromises that are required to get the direct talks back on track. — William Hague
We're not going to scrap the budget and make up some totally new platform the day after the election. So it's certainly willingness to compromise… — Stephen Harper
There's no way to reconcile Islam with Christianity. This difference of opinion admits of compromise as much as a coin toss does. — Sam Harris
Paparazzi will try to get the most controversial picture of you in a compromising position because that's how they're going to sell it. — Goldie Hawn
A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit. — George Herbert
I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs. — George Hickenlooper
To those supporters who were told that I abandoned them, that is untrue. I abandoned greed, corruption, and compromise, never you, and never the artistic… — Lauryn Hill
When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism. — Robert Green Ingersoll
No, you're not allowed to be bossy when you're married. You have to learn compromise, and compassion and patience. — Star Jones
Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got. — Janis Joplin

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