Compromises Quotes

129 quotes by 118 authors

Each of us does, in effect, strike a series of deals or compromises between the wants and longings of the inner self, and an outer… — Maggie Scarf
Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don't make compromises. Don't worry about making a bunch of money or being successful. Be concerned with… — William S. Burroughs
No matter how many compromises were made along the way, no matter what happens in the future, a book is a thing to behold. — Betsy Lerner
Writing a poem is like having an affair, a one-night stand; a short story is a romance, a relationship; a novel is a marriage-one has… — Amos Oz
When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises. — Angela Merkel
Do I pray that the Lord gives me the desire to do his will, or do I look for compromises because I'm afraid of God's… — Pope Francis
To be kind neither hurts nor compromises. — George MacDonald
Beware of compromises. I do not mean that you are to get into antagonism with anybody, but you have to hold on to your own… — Swami Vivekananda
We do not by any means think it desirable that the kingdom of righteousness and peace should be established on earth (because under any circumstances… — Friedrich Nietzsche
All big things in human history have been arrived at slowly and through many compromises. — Eleanor Roosevelt
Better to be a beggar in freedom than to be forced into compromises against my conscience. — Dietrich von Hildebrand
When you start out, you have to make compromises, which include doing films of lower quality. — Phoebe Cates
A flu shot just compromises your immune system. — Bill Maher
Madonna Kolbenschlag suggest that if an awakened woman forgoes innocence and denial, if she refuses to make compromises with herself and defect to patriarchy, then… — Sue Monk Kidd
Stay up and really burn the midnight oil. There are no compromises. — Leontyne Price
I hate to take compromises with a racing car. The more standard a car is, the more compromises you have to take. — Michael Schumacher
I believe life's too short for compromises and bad fitting jeans — Lykke Li
Committee, n.: A group of people that, when given the task of deciding whether to start array indices from either 0 or 1, compromises to… — Stan Kelly-Bootle
A decadent civilization compromises with its disease, cherishes the virus infecting it, loses its self-respect. — Emile M. Cioran
I am a journalist in the field of etiquette. I try to find out what the most genteel people regularly do, what traditions they have… — Amy Vanderbilt

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