Compromise Quotes
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Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another--too often ending in the loss of both.
Tryon Edwards
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We can no longer allow America’s dependence on foreign oil to compromise our energy security. Instead, we must invest in inventing new ways to power our cars and our economy. I’ll put my faith in American science and ingenuity any day before I depend ...
Senator John Kerry
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If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is compromise.
Robert Fritz
Keywords: all :: and :: choices :: compromise :: disconnect :: from :: if :: is :: left :: limit :: only :: or :: possible :: reasonable :: seems :: that :: to :: truly :: want :: what :: you :: your :: yourselfSubject: Choice Quotes :: Limits QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship.
James Russell Lowell
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Quality, quality, quality: never waver from it, even when you don`t see how you can afford to keep it up. When you compromise, you become a commodity and then you die.
Gary Hirshberg
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Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are idealists, standing for principle and refusing to compromise. And some people just act on any whim that enters their heads. I pragmatical...
Bill Watterson
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Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf is better than a whole loaf.
G.K. Chesterton
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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 said, and principles should never be compromised.
Andrew Carnegie
Keywords: admission :: an :: and :: be :: compromise :: compromised :: contradictory :: defeat :: don :: is :: it :: men :: morality :: never :: of :: or :: principles :: said :: should :: sign :: sounds :: strong :: the :: usually :: weaknessSubject: Compromise Quotes :: Weakness QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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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 said, and principles should never be compromised.
Andrew Carnegie
Keywords: admission :: an :: and :: be :: compromise :: compromised :: contradictory :: defeat :: don :: is :: it :: men :: morality :: never :: of :: or :: principles :: said :: should :: sign :: sounds :: strong :: the :: usually :: weaknessSubject: Compromise Quotes :: Weakness QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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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 said, and principles should never be compromised.
Andrew Carnegie
Keywords: admission :: an :: and :: be :: compromise :: compromised :: contradictory :: defeat :: don :: is :: it :: men :: morality :: never :: of :: or :: principles :: said :: should :: sign :: sounds :: strong :: the :: usually :: weaknessSubject: Compromise Quotes :: Weakness QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.
Abraham Lincoln
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I do not believe that the accident of birth makes people sisters and brothers. It makes them siblings. Gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood are conditions people have to work at. It`s a serious matter. You compromise, you give, yo...
Maya Angelou
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In Nepal, where I come from, people die for their beliefs. I can never compromise on my principles. I can`t play games to get roles.
Manisha Koirala
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All the amazing people that I`ve worked with - Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman - have told me consistently: don`t compromise. Do your work, and if what you`re giving is not what they want, you have to be prepared to walk away.
Johnny Depp
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What`s the level of compromise for making that kind of money? How far do I have to sell my soul? What`s the price of that? And I don`t know if I want to make those kind of compromises any more. I think I`m a different person. I think I`ve matured to a gre...
Emilio Estevez
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Women can be strong, be smart, be sexy, be mothers, be wives, and be powerful. We don`t need to compromise.
Amber Valletta
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Really, really little kids should not see this movie. They should wait till they get older. We`re getting some reactions from people who were disappointed that their four-year-old was a little freaked out by it. Well, I don`t want to compromise the intens...
Brad Bird
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But actresses are asked to compromise themselves, not just from the director but the producer too - `Are you going to show your tits or your ass?` They say that shit all the time. It is men making decisions. And of course they would rather have heads expl...
Spike Lee
Keywords: actresses :: all :: and :: are :: asked :: ass :: but :: compromise :: course :: decisions :: director :: explode :: from :: going :: have :: heads :: is :: it :: just :: making :: men :: not :: of :: on :: or :: producer :: rather :: say :: shit :: show :: that :: the :: themselves :: they :: time :: tits :: to :: too :: would :: you :: yourSource: imdb.com
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The only condition of fighting for the right to create is faith in your own vocation, readiness to serve, and refusal to compromise.
Andrei Tarkovsky
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[8/00, on her marriage to Tom Cruise] Every day there is a compromise. Living with somebody requires a lot of understanding. But I love being married. I really love it. Sometimes I try to downplay it a bit because people are like, "God you guys!" I just f...
Nicole Kidman
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If you live with a single parent, you don`t see compromise. You witness a grown person living in a world where they do what they want to do. When you are raised by two parents, you are constantly watching compromise take place. Just by observing that, it ...
Chris Rock
Keywords: are :: by :: compromise :: constantly :: do :: don :: grown :: if :: in :: it :: just :: live :: living :: made :: observing :: parent :: parents :: person :: place :: raised :: see :: single :: take :: that :: they :: to :: two :: want :: watching :: what :: when :: where :: with :: witness :: world :: youSource: imdb.com
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If you live with a single parent, you don`t see compromise. You witness a grown person living in a world where they do what they want to do. When you are raised by two parents, you are constantly watching compromise take place. Just by observing that, it ...
Chris Rock
Keywords: are :: by :: compromise :: constantly :: do :: don :: grown :: if :: in :: it :: just :: live :: living :: made :: observing :: parent :: parents :: person :: place :: raised :: see :: single :: take :: that :: they :: to :: two :: want :: watching :: what :: when :: where :: with :: witness :: world :: youSource: imdb.com
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All art, in this business, is a matter of compromise. It`s not one man`s vision unless he takes very weak actors.
Sylvester Stallone
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I don`t compromise my values and I don`t compromise my work. That`s why I`ve been kicked from one network to the next: I won`t give in.
Michael Moore
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I don`t compromise my values and I don`t compromise my work. That`s why I`ve been kicked from one network to the next: I won`t give in.
Michael Moore
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You must take the compromise to win, or else nothing. That means: you race or you do not.
Ayrton Senna
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You can`t always have the best team. It`s always a compromise.
Alain Prost
Source: brainyquote.com
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You can have information and ease of use and have artistic integrity at the same time. The art of being a good Web designer is getting yourself into that middle ground and treating it as a final destination instead of as a compromise.
Amar Stoudemire
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Whether I get adequate attention or not, people here do know the work I have been doing systematically and without compromise for over 40 years. I get tired of people making excuses for guys who don`t continue the art because they can`t make a living.
Al Sevier
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When you look at a plate of food it has to be equally appealing to the ownership as to the customer, ... You want a great product, but you can`t compromise the profit.
Jorge Ramos
