Best 544 quotes in «compromise quotes» category

The slow compromise, or even surrender, of our fondest hopes is a regular feature of normal human life.

The UN platform was created precisely for this, to seek compromise, to communicate with one another. So it will definitely be nice if we make use of this platform.

The trouble with this world is that everybody has to compromise and conform.

They enslave their children's children who make compromise with sin.

The struggle between the two worlds [Fascism and Democracy] can permit no compromises. It's either Us or Them!

They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody?

Those who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.

This is why it is sometimes hard for introverts to find words: we really hate to compromise, and words are always a compromise.

To compromise simply means that you go a tiny bit below what you know is right.

Treat different people differently. Anything else is a compromise.

True success is reaching our potential without compromising our values.

Truth is a glorious but hard mistress. She never consults, bargains or compromises.

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable fall in playing.

Waging war is much more popular than negotiating, because there you need to compromise.

We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.

The world said to conform, the world said to settle for less, the world said to compromise and no one would know... so I made my own world.

To be kind neither hurts nor compromises.

To obtain a just compromise, concession must not only mutual-it must be equal also....There can be no hope that either will yield more than it gets in return.

To those supporters who were told that I abandoned them, that is untrue. I abandoned greed, corruption, and compromise, never you, and never the artistic gifts and abilities that sustained me.

True obedience is the refusal to compromise in any regard our relationship with God, regardless of the consequences.

True wisdom knows it must comprise some nonsense as a compromise, lest fools should fail to find it wise.

Ultimately, there is no compromise. Westerners will either retain their civilization, including the right to insult and blaspheme, or not.

We are so presumptuous that we think we can separate our personal interest from that of humanity, and slander mankind without compromising ourselves.

We all understand that compromise is part of the legislative process, yet at the same time, I would submit that wilderness is not for sale.

We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum.

We do not look for compromise; rather, we seek to resolve the conflict to everyone's complete satisfaction.

We believe in the empowerment of women and we will not compromise in that goal.

We are ready to compromise. We are ready to take calculated risks, but for a peace that will give us security.

We have to find compromises. That's the way it is in Norway.

We must not forget either that some of the system's resilience is due to its ability to coopt people with money and prestige. It is easy to get sucked right in. Those who grasp the system are also likely to be talented and capable of doing well within the system. Who will turn down a lot of money? Who doesn't have an ego? A compromise here, another one there, and pretty soon, you are sucked right in.

We reached a compromise [in film "Selling Isobel" ] - arty on the one hand, raw and crazy on the other.

What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize.

We will not leave the Golan Heights, not even in exchange for a peace treaty. We will be ready for a limited compromise and it does not have to be in territorial terms.

Whatever you compromise to gain, you will lose.

We swear by the Quran and Sunnah, and we will not compromise with any infidel... Islam is the truth and all else is falsehood.

When developing an idea, I remind myself not to start with compromise. I envision the ideal manifestation of the idea, as if I had no limits in resources, materials, or permission.

Whatever device you use, Windows will be there. Windows will be everywhere on every device without compromise.

When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises.

When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?

What you cannot conquer, circumvent but do not compromise yourself for the sake of the urban jungle, because concrete does not sympathise.

Whenever you experience stress of any kind, look into yourself and ask, In what way am I compromising my innermost values in this situation?

When you adapt a book to a film, you take all the best parts and put them into an hour and 15 minutes and have to compromise on the characters.

When you put emphasis on compromise rather than on principle, you end up with 2/3 of the principles being implemented.

When you're songwriting, it's like talking about your own life experience. When you're with a band, you have to compromise.

will anything but fanaticism make for change? Wisdom and compromise come later.

While Israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines...

Without trust, the best we can do is compromise.

Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise.

You better not compromise yourself, it's all you've got.

When you have both parties who will not find ways to compromise, who won't meet in the middle, you have paralysis. It's the perversion of idealism.