Compromise Quote by Karen Essex

“The merciful man is rarely victorious. One's enemies are like snakes; though one may learn to handle them, they are always poisonous.”

— Karen Essex

“Those on the decline always criticize those on the rise.”

— Karen Essex

“Alex said, his voice subdued, tense. “So it would seem,” D.D.”

— Lisa Gardner

“She appears quiet and subdued. The paradox: Raging storms twirl inside her.”

— Melody Lee

The ego is kind of a big, unwieldy thing. It's not so easily tamed or subdued.

— Alan Ball

Tracy Morgan is subdued. I'm cool. I'm chilled out.

— Tracy Morgan

Man has subdued the world, but woman has subdued man. Mind and muscle have won his victories; love and loveliness have gained hers. No…

— Mary Abigail Dodge

“The sitting room is subdued, symmetrical; it’s one of the shapes money takes when it freezes.”

— Margaret Atwood

We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued.

— Abraham Lincoln

If I ever score against Spurs, I won't celebrate. Even if it's the best goal in the world, I'll keep it subdued. It's a…

— Jermain Defoe

As I write, I control my anxiety and anguish thanks to the invaluable aid of irony and humor. But every night I am subdued…

— Enrique Vila-Matas

I was always a laid-back, subdued person, and I just try to let that speak through my music.

— Rakim

It is quite true that women like courage, and that boldness often goes a long way; but it is questionable whether with high-bred natures…

— Richard Jefferies

“And slowly, but surely she was coming out of her shell. Chrysalis was much subdued and prone to long bouts of silence, but they…

— Marie Hall

I was pretty subdued [as a kid ] because I didn't want to get spanked, and I didn't want to go to Hell.

— Larry the Cable Guy