Best 544 quotes in «compromise quotes» category

A free and open society is an ongoing conflict, interrupted periodically by compromises.

A flu shot just compromises your immune system.

A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.

A good compromise is when both parties are dissatisfied

A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.

All big things in human history have been arrived at slowly and through many compromises.

All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.

All translation is a compromise - the effort to be literal and the effort to be idiomatic.

A lot of Americans have some view of the Constitution as just this thing that was handed down [intact]. But it really was the result of months and months of wrangling and disputation and ultimately compromise. That's where the brilliance of the American system is -- it's always been built on compromise.

Always have one artistic thing that is pure, at least one thing, where you don’t compromise. You can do other things to make money, but have one pure area.

A man's wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart.

'American Graffiti' was unpleasant because of the fact that there was no money, no time, and I was compromising myself to death.

And it happened all the time that the compromise between two perfectly rational alternatives was something that made no sense at all.

And you can really see in all of these issues that are priorities for Eleanor Roosevelt, where the compromises are painful, the compromises are hard, and the difficulties between them really begin to loom very large by 1936, by 1938.

And it's possible to monetize your art without compromising the integrity of it for commerce.

And what it depends on, of course, is whether the story itself is worth the ethical compromise it requires and whether the competition is onto the story.

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.

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

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Commit to a career built on sacrifice, not compromise.

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

Compromise is a skill, and like all skills it atrophies from lack of use.

Compromise is such an integral part of being a human being. You're compromising in every decision you make.