Quotes About Compromise

God, the hardest thing he'd ever done in his life was giving up what he wanted so that the woman he loved could get what she needed.

Nelson immediately told him to give Betty however much money she wanted, in order to promptly resolve the custody dispute, which was only hurting the children.

and part of a successful relationship is learning to live with your beloved's questionable taste.

I suspected Molly wanted the pictures to send to her friends on Twitter and Facebook, the ones that I was not supposed to know about. I didn't dare ask because we have an unspoken agreement—I don't question what she does on my computer when I'm out and, in return, she doesn't murder me in my sleep. Back

Literature is fighting for its very life because compromise is mistook for ambition, and joining up is preferred to standing out …

Love isn't blind… It just involves a lot of looking the other way

Ultimately, however, the administration's plan included a watered-down version of Sheila's idea.

It took some lengthy meetings and calls, but eventually we found a workable formula.

But it's hard to avoid the conclusion that today we need more cooperation and less confrontation in Washington.

This character trait ("flaw" is probably a better word) had caused some tension with Anna early in our marriage. But

This character trait ("flaw" is probably a better word) had caused some tension with Anna early in our marriage. But we had struck a deal: I would work in the morning on weekends and holidays and in the afternoon and evening devote my full attention to family and recreation.

I decided not to go. I didn't want to compromise the Fed's political independence by getting involved in the details of legislative disputes.

instead. But Obama had made up his mind and pressed Tim to accept, which he eventually did.

that Greenspan opposed it, "so I didn't really pursue it.

The callers seemed to believe that voting in opposition to their personal views for political reasons was perfectly natural.

Let The Other Side Have Meaningless Victories. This is a parlor trick you can use to great effect with your leftist friends. Leftists prize faux moderation above all else; by granting them a point or two, you can convince them that you aren't a radical right-winger at all.

We were willing to stay quiet if we could have our E Pluribus Unum. But it hasn't worked. We haven't been left in peace. For every inch we've given to the left, they've sought to bully us into handing over a mile. That must end now.

You go around, tellin' lies, and now you wanna compromise Whatcha tryin' to do to my heart?

La moral política es como una capa con tantos remiendos, que no se sabe ya cuál es el paño primitivo.

Finality is not the language of politics.

In politics, nothing is contemptible.

If you wish to win a man"s heart, allow him to confute you.

If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a temporary victory - sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will.

Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to it.