Quotes by Compromise Once you permit yourself to compromise, you fail yourself. Dean Karnazes permitfailingcompromise 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. Debbie Wasserman Schultz chaoscompromisetables Writer-directors are a little bit more liberal, rather than having just the writer on the set, because I think sometimes the writer becomes too precious with the words. If you're a writer-director, you can see what you're doing and see your work in action, so I think you can correct it right there and still not compromise yourself. Dennis Farina compromiseactionthinking Commit to a career built on sacrifice, not compromise. DeVon Franklin sacrificecompromisecareers The real story is that I am very free, that I've managed to be who I wanted to be without compromising. Diane von Furstenberg compromiserealstories [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. Dick Gregory compromiseofficeart Better to be a beggar in freedom than to be forced into compromises against my conscience. Dietrich von Hildebrand beggarconsciencecompromise Things do exist that are worth standing up for without compromise. To me it seems that peace and social justice are such things, as is Christ himself. Dietrich Bonhoeffer compromisejusticechrist I expect the audience to come up to my level. I am not interested in compromising my music to make it palatable to an assumed sub-standard mass. Don Ellis come-upcompromiselevels Healthy disagreement, debate, leading to compromise has always been the American way. Donald L. Carcieri compromisehealthyway The rules of marriage were simple and easy to follow: faithfulness, patience, compromise. But there were no rules to divorce, or if there were, he had not yet discovered them. Donna Ball divorcecompromisesimple will anything but fanaticism make for change? Wisdom and compromise come later. Dorothy Gilman fanaticismcompromise The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters. Dwight D. Eisenhower guttersresolutioncompromise Compromise is like the middle of the road; always safer to walk on than the edges. Dwight D. Eisenhower middlecompromisewalks Life is made up of compromises. Edith Wharton compromiselife-ismade All government is founded on compromise and banter. Edmund Burke bantercompromisegovernment It is a moral issue how we are going to treat workers. On these issues, these are moral issues, principled issues, where there aren't compromises. Edward Kennedy issuesmoralcompromise Life is a compromise between fate and free will. Elbert Hubbard fatecompromiselife-is All big things in human history have been arrived at slowly and through many compromises. Eleanor Roosevelt compromisebigshumans Compromise, while at times morally necessary or at least justifiable, is more often only the first permission for a person (or society) to begin a long downhill descent. Dennis Prager compromiselongfirsts«1234567891011»
