Best 544 quotes in «compromise quotes» category

Anything you do as a group is fraught with compromise... But everyone 's got to do that, right? It's part of being a good parent, or a good boyfriend, whatever.

[A politician is] a person skilled in the art of compromise. Usually an elected official who has compromised to get nominated, compromised to get elected, and compromised repeatedly to stay in office.

A political candidacy built around hope and change and compromise would eventually become a presidency of crisis and confrontation.

Aren't we at the point where the closer we get to chaos, the more concern that there should be about coming to the table and compromising with Democrats? This is not leadership. This is almost like dictatorship.

Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise.

As a matter of fact, compromise is what oppression feeds on.

As a woman, my style defines my leadership. It's a gentler, more compassionate approach. I consult, I listen and I compromise where it's in the best interest of the citizens.

As an advisor, I can say what I want. If I were a politician, I would constantly have to compromise, and I'm incapable of doing that.

As an actor, you're always in situations that can be compromising. But you can wipe away that gray area by making a choice.

As a property developer, I learned a long time ago to choose your battles wisely and that, unfortunately, compromise is a given.

As crises came up later on - "Oh, we have to compromise, and the record company wants to do this," I'd be like, "No, I don't have to.

A series is filled with compromises.

As I climbed the electoral ladder - from state assemblyman to mayor of Woodbridge and finally to governor of New Jersey - political compromises came easy to me because I'd learned how to keep a part of myself innocent of them.

Bargaining is essential to the life of the world; but nobody has ever claimed that it is an ennobling process.

Beethoven in c minor has come to symbolize his artistic character...where he seems to be most impatient of any compromise.

Being deceived into thinking the perks of slavery are a good thing, we can easily aquire a preference for chains and a taste for the slaves rations.

Be kind to people, do the best that you can do and don’t compromise yourself for anyone else and you’ll end up being the best person, trust me.

Believe passionately in what you do, and never knowingly compromise your standards and values. Act like a true professional, aiming for true excellence, and the money will follow.

Better to be a beggar in freedom than to be forced into compromises against my conscience.

Barack Obama is the kind of guy who likes to do things by inches, he's the kind of guy who likes to build consensus and compromise.

But glittering prizes and endless compromises, Shatter the illusion of integrity...

But if you get chronically, psychosocially stressed, you're going to compromise your health. So, essentially, we've evolved to be smart enough to make ourselves sick.

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, there are not going to be any compromises - not now and not in the future.

But we have to find ways of compromising when we disagree on something. You know what compromise is, right?" "Uh-huh. It's when you don't get to have everything your way and I don't get to have everything my way, and no one's happy.

[Barack] Obama doesn't disappoint me, because all during the campaign he said, I'm a pragmatic, middle-of-the-road, compromising politician.

Better to be an animal than a man, an insect than an animal, a plant than an insect, and so on. Salvation? Whatever diminishes the kingdom of consciousness and compromises its supremacy.

Bisexuality is not so much a cop-out as a fearful compromise.

But I always held my music up and protected it from compromise. So I just do it for my friends. I've written hundreds of songs, and I'm sure I have a few albums worth of songs.

But transitions from the politics of violence to democratic compromise are always messy.

Commit to a career built on sacrifice, not compromise.

Compromise has a negative connotation.

Compromise is an honorable word.

Compromise is like the middle of the road; always safer to walk on than the edges.

Compromise is the door through which deception enters.

Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.

Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and is deprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Compromise is part and parcel of making a movie. It's a question of the kinds of compromises that you have to make.

Compromise" is so often used in a bad sense that it is difficult to remember that properly it merely describes the process of reaching an agreement. Naturally there are certain subjects on which no man can compromise. For instance, there must be no compromise under any circumstances with official corruption, and of course no man should hesitate to say as much.

Compromise yourself. Obscure your own trail.

But to put out a greatest hits on one CD was totally impossible, I just couldn't do it. The best compromise was to put out two CDs - Early Days - which is what it is - and Latter Days.

Compromise is an imperfect act.

Compromise is not popular. It's not at all popular among young people who these days call themselves "activists." They think compromises are dishonest, opportunistic, humiliating. Not in my vocabulary.

compromise is the work of mature people.

Compromise to please others is not as good as integrity that annoys others. Rather than be praised without being good, it is better to be slandered without being bad.

Compromise works well in this world when you have shared goals.

Compromising your integrity for money, power, or fame will come back to haunt you.

Compromise for your Dream but NEVER Compromise on your Dream.

Compromise is just a fancy term for losing.

Compromise is low class. I don't have anything against the poor, but being low class is the root of all evil

Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.