Compromise Quote by Nelson Mandela

Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to…

— Ambrose Bierce

A strong man must be militant as well as moderate. He must be a realist as well as an idealist.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

A political leader who desires to be useful to the revolutionary proletariat must be able to distinguish concrete cases of compromises that are inexcusable…

— Vladimir Lenin

He knew that we gave constant lip service to the dictates of safety and howled like Christians condemned to the arena if any compromise…

— Ernest K. Gann

His peaceful resistance shook the foundations of an empire, exposed the emptiness of a repressive ideology, and proved that moral leadership is more powerful…

— Barack Obama

“He had sharpened every aspect of his method: "Find passion in your conscience. Focus on the idea, not the man. Develop multiple and independent…

— Michael Signer

“He will never be satisfied,” writes one biographer...I know because I suffer from the same disease...I don't believe for a minute that the flowers…

— Henry Miller

Compromise is a word found only in the vocabulary of those who have no will to fight.

— Anonymous

He accepted what each moment brough him, and never troubled himself with matters that were outside his control.

— William Nicholson

“He was a man who regarded his opinions, however briefly adopted, as revealed truth: he never backed down, or listened, or compromised. He was…

— Ben Macintyre

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.

— Andrew Carnegie

The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is…

— Charles Handy