Compromises Quotes

129 quotes by 118 authors

Mind, even more deadly to empires than to individuals, erodes them, compromises their solidity. — Emile M. Cioran
Art is the only thing you cannot punch a button for. You must do it the old-fashioned way. Stay up and really burn the midnight… — Leontyne Price
When a married person uses pornography, or is unfaithful, it compromises not just his (or her) purity, but also compromises the spouse's purity. As a… — Christine O'Donnell
People very rarely think in groups; they talk together, they exchange information, they adjudicate, they make compromises. But they do not think; they do not… — William H. Whyte
The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer for his talent. I think a writer is a citizen of humanity, part of… — Irwin Shaw
The danger is that the compromises and special interests inherent in Kyoto-style targets and cap-and-trade will be accepted because of bureaucratic momentum. — James Hansen
Mere human beings cant afford to be fanatical about anything. Not even about justice or loyalty. The fanatic for justice ends by murdering a million… — Storm Jameson
The truth about our childhood is stored up in our body, and although we can repress it, we can never alter it. Our intellect can… — Alice Miller
Very rarely do people make big compromises with their integrity. Almost every compromise is a small one that is easily justified. The downhill slide is… — Dennis Prager
Truth is a glorious but hard mistress. She never consults, bargains or compromises. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Art is uncompromising, and life is full of compromises. — Gunter Grass
Marriage like government is a series of compromises. One must give and take, repair and restrain, endure and be patient. — Samuel Smiles
Write on my gravestone: 'Infidel, Traitor.', infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor to every government that oppresses the people. — Wendell Phillips
It is not possible to make a LASTING compromise between technology and freedom, because technology is by far the more powerful social force and continually… — Theodore Kaczynski
When a company or an individual compromises one time, whether it's on price or principle, the next compromise is right around the corner. — Zig Ziglar
But I think itâ€™s important to discuss just how easy it is for any of us to get caught up in things that might seem… — Guy Spier
Solutions must be based on compromises. — Joschka Fischer
I often wish... that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point… — Bliss Carman
The timid man yearns for full value and demands a tenth. The bold man strikes for double value and compromises on par. — Mark Twain
Repeal the Missouri Compromise - repeal all compromises - repeal the Declaration of Independence - repeal all past history, you still can not repeal human… — Abraham Lincoln

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