Compromise Quotes

994 Compromise quotes by 780 unique authors

As for money and prestige, if one has an opportunity to make money and/or advance their position or place in life, there can be a… — Axl Rose
I would love nothing more than compromise. But I would say to you that compromise that's not a solution is a waste of time. — Marco Rubio
If my house was on fire, I can't compromise about which part of the house I'm going to save. You save the whole house or… — Marco Rubio
You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil; buy it, by compromise with evil. — John Ruskin
What I'm concerned about is endless borrowing, which is going to compromise our economy not only today but in the future. Because we know the… — Paul Ryan
You must take the compromise to win, or else nothing. That means: you race or you do not. — Ayrton Senna
One must remember that the Jews have one, tiny country, the only place they have the right and capability to defend themselves by themselves. And… — Ariel Sharon
We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides. — Ariel Sharon
But there's one thing we are not going to compromise at all: when it comes to security of Israeli citizens and the State of Israel,… — Ariel Sharon
A series is filled with compromises. — William Shatner
More often there's a compromise between ethics and expediency. — Peter Singer
I don't think there's anything in the compromise that means that there's a clash of ethics. — Peter Singer
Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer. — Robert Louis Stevenson
Punishment is now unfashionable... because it creates moral distinctions among men, which, to the democratic mind, are odious. We prefer a meaningless collective guilt to… — Thomas Szasz
The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune. — Charles R. Swindoll
Politics is about a lot more than winning and losing. I think politics at its best is about compromise, shades of grey and about issues. — Matt Taibbi
If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing. — Margaret Thatcher
You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward. — James Thurber
We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
As a newly married person, as much as I would love for my husband to buy into the 'my way or the highway' philosophy, you… — Gabrielle Union
I'm one of those people that is up for most things. When I was offered to sing at the Oscars I was like, 'Yeah, I… — Florence Welch
In TV, there's so much compromise, it does start to grate a bit. But if you're a writer or an actor, it really is the… — Joss Whedon
In dreams begins responsibility. — William Butler Yeats
You know what the Englishman's idea of compromise is? He says, Some people say there is a God. Some people say there is no God.… — William Butler Yeats
Life is a compromise of what your ego wants to do, what experience tells you to do, and what your nerves let you do. — Walter Bagehot

Who Wrote These Compromise Quotes

780 authors contributed a total of 994 Compromise Quotes, led by these top contributors: