Quotes About Compromise

Diplomacy's primary law: LEAVE ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION.

Why do we invest all our skills and resources in a contest for armed superiority which can never be attained for long enough to make it worth having, rather than in an effort to find a modus vivendi with our antagonist—that is to say, a way of living, not dying?

When the party system regulates, argument addresses the deaf.

Theory, however, bends to convenience,

Alfred Jarry] neither wished nor was able to adapt himself to the world as it was. He ignored the conventions of life, and even the conditions of life. He refused to compromise with something for which he felt nothing but scorn, and he accepted with indifference the logical consequences of his attitude—that life should destroy him, and much sooner than most.

What do you do if your girlfriend starts smoking? Slow down and use some lubricant.

Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.

Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don't have to be good at them to enjoy them.

We can know what love is. It´s adults who have forgotten, so they cling to their poor substitute and yell at kids who dare to live with real love. Pure Love. Love without compromise or distraction.

We can know what love is. It's adults who have forgotten, so they cling to their poor substitute and yell at kids who dare to live with real love. Pure love. Love without compromise or distraction. Hell, when you're a kid you've got all the energy and all the free time in the world. You'll never have the chance to devote more to love ever again in your life.

as the public grows more and more cynical, the politician feels less and less compelled to take his promises seriously.

Knowing what's good enough requires knowing yourself and what you care about. So: Think about occasions in life when you settle, comfortably, for "good enough"; Scrutinize how you choose in those areas; Then apply that strategy more broadly.

Pay attention to what you're giving up in the next-best alternative, but don't waste energy feeling bad about having passed up an option further down the list that you wouldn't have gotten to anyway.

KAMU: Kiss and make up

Try to see it my way Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong While you see it your way There's a chance that we may fall apart before too long We can work it out We can work it out

Think of what you're saying, You can get it wrong and still you think that it's alright Think of what I'm saying, We can work it out and get it straight, or say good night

It's very hard when you love someone very much to also start to realize that maybe you want different things for your lives.

One of the things I realized early in my career is that you do what you believe, in knowing that if you don't, you will never like yourself. When you compromise out of fear or ambition, it eats inside you.

You don't get everything you want. That doesn't exist in this realm.

Reasonable people can have differences.

Fight as hard as you can, and then understand there's going to have to be some amount of reasonable compromise.

When I first ran for Congress, I decided that I would not take pledges to vote for or against any issue. I believe the practice of taking pledges contributes to the worst of the partisan gridlock in Washington, preventing many members of Congress from even considering a reasonable compromise offered by the other side.

Reasonable people can reasonably disagree on policy.

There is little anyone can do with fanatics. Reasoning with them is a fool's errand. Avoiding them is mandatory.