Quotes About Compromise

The second time around I'll understand that, as a husband, my wife doesn't care about my opinions. I just need to tell her the things that will continue to help me stack the brownie points.

When you're in a leadership role, you can never please all of the people all of the time. There's also a lot of responsibility that goes along with it that others may not realize.

I'm friends with a lot of my exes, but it took time. We didn't just get into it. I don't think you can be friends until you're cool with them dating someone else. That's when you know.

You cannot prepare for war and peace at the same time.

most of the time we settle for half and i like it better, even as i know how wrong he was and his death useless, i tremble for i confess that something peversley pure calls to me from his memory

We should not anticipate that every time countries come together that we are doing some revolutionary thing. Instead of hitting home runs, sometimes we're going to hit singles.

Politics takes patience, time, listening and endless meetings.

We can't be fighting everybody at one time.

I get a phone call once every 18 months from some mad person who wants me to do something for less than no money and they give me about a week's notice. That's my film career, most of the time.

I'd spend more time with you if you were less like you.

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.

The reason political party platforms are so long is that when you straddle anything it takes a long time to explain it.

Smaller movies are great because you don't have to argue with so many people all the time. But really I like arguing so there's a balance either way.

The danger of any new party at a time of disillusion with the old parties, is that it becomes all things to all men.

Trust, a sense of humor, and don't let the sun go down on an argument without trying to make it up. That's all I know about good marriage. I've been married a long time - it seems to be working.

No one can have it all, at the same time. I've never seen that.

In your mid-30s, it's time to start playing guys of compromise. And as you get older, men of bitter compromise.

Seduced her? Every time I turned round she was up a library ladder. In the end I gave in. That reminds me—I spotted something between her legs that made me think of you.

So be patient. Do not compromise. And give your destiny time to find you.

I'm willin' for any solution - religious, political. I'm not going to keep offerin' to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. It indicates a weakness on our part.

you can't set down and stand up at the same time, each situation has its advantages, but you can't be in both places at once ... it can't be did.

The time is right for a political solution and the way is negotiations.

The timid man yearns for full value and asks for a tenth. The bold man strikes for double value and compromises on par.

the easiest way to get along in life is to not cause too many quarrels