Compromise Quotes

I went to a bunch of marches in New York and Washington, and you know I believe in the cause, but to march with those people takes a lot of compromise on my end.

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

A compromise is done willingly and out of love. You don't go away thinking, "I betrayed myself."

Be absolutely clear about who you are and what you stand for. Refuse to compromise.

In marriage, compromise nurtures the relationship.

Compromise is a stalling between two fools.

We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides.

You know what the Englishman's idea of compromise is? He says, Some people say there is a God. Some people say there is no God. The truth probably lies somewhere between these two statements.

Politics is compromise.

The people at home will work hard and actually all of them think it was important that we hade the decision that we did make not to compromise; because we didn't have anything to compromise for.

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

All I want to do is give the world my heart... Record label tryina make me compromise my art.

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

Leaders shouldn?t attach moral significance to their ideas: Do that, and you can?t compromise.

There can be no compromise on the right of personal security; there can be no compromise on securing of human rights.

A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice.

If you are in an improv jazz ensemble or a small chamber group, you learn to think fast on your feet and how to be flexible and to collaborate and compromise, and that may yield a creative outcome.

Language is by its very nature a communal thing; that is, it expresses never the exact thing but a compromise - that which is common to you, me, and everybody.

If we are to survive on this planet, there must be compromises.

The goal of climbing big, dangerous mountains should be to attain some sort of spiritual and personal growth, but this won't happen if you compromise away the entire process.

The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner's legitimate interests.

Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise.

From compromise and things half done, Keep me with stern and stubborn pride; And when at last the fight is won, God, keep me still unsatisfied.

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

One reason I won't compromise is because I believe honesty helps you win over the long haul. You can win a game tomorrow and lose a team. You can lose a game tomorrow and win a football team.

Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.

The door of conciliation and compromise is finally closed by our adversaries, and it remains only to us to meet the conflict with the dignity and firmness of men worthy of freedom.

Don't compromise your heart for something crass.

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

Always have a plan and believe in it. I tell my coaches not to compromise. Nothing good happens by accident.

Sometimes a little compromise isn't a bad thing. You don't need to be precious about it.

Women can be strong, be smart, be sexy, be mothers, be wives, and be powerful. We don't need to compromise.

And no relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater.

A mediator is an impartial outsider who tries to aid the negotiators in their quest to find a compromise agreement.

But recently it seems that each time I vote, I am being asked to compromise my conservative ideals and my commitment to the American taxpayer simply for the benefit of political gain.

I've been lucky enough to have had the luxury of being able to make the picture I've wanted to make each time on my own terms and without 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.

How true is it that humanity refuses compromise during prosperity, and reaches out for arbitration when weak.

Ho Chi Minh preferred to use the tactics of negotiation and compromise, primarily because of his recognition that the revolutionary movement was militarily weaker than its adversaries.

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

The art of compromise centers on the willingness to give up something in order to get something else in return. Successful artists get more than they give up.

Jesus will never qualify or compromise anything he has said.

Can compromise be an art? Yes--but a minor art.

We didn't see [the NBA lockout] as a victory at all. It was far from what we set it out to accomplish in bargaining, but I thought it was a fair compromise.

Compromise is simply changing the question to fit the answer.

Sometimes the dues we pay to maintain integrity are pretty high, but the ultimate cost of moral compromise is so much higher.

True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

I try to take people one at a time, with all the contradictions and compromises that most of us live with.

The defence of democracy must consist in making anti-democratic experiences too costly for those who try them; much more costly than a democratic compromise

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