Compromise Quotes

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

I think a man becomes less than a man when he begins to compromise on what he believes is right.

It's true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.

My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise.

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.

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.

I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known.

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

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.

It's not that I'm not willing to compromise. But I won't compromise on principles.

Sometimes I have to compromise my views, but I never compromise on issues like the death penalty and the arm trade laws, despite what the readers or letters may say.

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.

Compromise works well in this world when you have shared goals.

No day-to-day mishaps or indignities can really compromise your sense of self after you've survived a deep tragedy.

Tragedy in life normally comes with betrayal and compromise, and trading on your integrity and not having dignity in life. That's really where failure comes.

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

I hope it goes beyond meeting with them to a willingness to listen and compromise on issues.

You can't always have the best team. It's always a compromise.

Every day there is a compromise. Living with somebody requires a lot of understanding. But I love being married. I really love it.

I would love nothing more than compromise. But I would say to you that compromise that's not a solution is a waste of time.

I love the TV show, and if you make a bad movie it means you've soiled it. Just like if we made an advert. We were offered so many times and I'd say, look, this is the good thing, and you can't compromise that, because then you compromise the integrity of the characters.

I'm a moderate. I hang out in the middle. I vote against my party with some regularity and try to compromise. It doesn't appear right now that the Republican Party is welcoming moderates any more.

Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out.

Film-makers should remain true to their principles and never compromise, there is a real revival in the British film industry but there is a danger that we will become colonial servants of Hollywood. We need to maintain our own integrity.

We can still find middle ground, truly secure our borders, deal with those already here and address our labor needs. But those who advocate giving current illegal aliens and future guest workers a special path to citizenship must compromise.

I believe that the Apple Shuffle is an excellent compromise among the conflicting requirements of simplicity, elegance, size, battery life, and function.

I hate the fact that people think 'compromise' is a dirty word.

I felt that to do this drug, I had to become someone totally different than I was. I had to compromise my integrity, my value system. I knew it was so wrong.

The record business is dangerous to the health of bands and individuals, which is something I'm just now learning. But it's not dangerous in any of the ways people think; it's not that they try to make you compromise your art. That's not the problem.

You have to compromise all the way. The only thing that counts is the result.