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Quotes About Compromise

How was she to reconcile men's desire with the desire to be beautiful in their eyes? At first she had tried for a compromise (desperate journeys abroad, where nobody knew her and no indiscretion could betray her); then, later on, she had gone radical and sacrificed her erotic life to her beauty.
~ Milan Kundera
Because love means renouncing strength.
~ Milan Kundera
L'amore significa rinunciare alla forza.
~ Milan Kundera
Puedo ser tuya por completo y sin ningún tipo de condiciones, con una sola excepción: que me permitas ser tal como soy, que te quedes conmigo y también con mis opiniones.
~ Milan Kundera
El amor que había entre él y Teresa era bello, pero también fatigoso: tenía que estar permanentemente ocultando algo, disfrazándolo, fingiendo, arreglándolo, manteniéndola contenta, consolándola, demostrando ininterrumpidamente su amor, siendo acusado por sus celos, por su sufrimiento, por sus sueños, sintiéndose culpable, justificándose y disculpándose. Aquel esfuerzo había desaparecido ahora y permanecía la belleza
~ Milan Kundera
Por que amar significa renunciar a la fuerza
~ Milan Kundera
Konstitucija, žinoma, garantuoja žodžio laisvÄ™, bet ?statymai baudžia už bet kÄ…, kas gali bÅ«ti laikoma pasikÄ—sinimu ? valstybÄ—s saugumÄ…. Niekad nežinai, kada valstybÄ— ims Å¡aukti, kad Å¡is ar anas žodis kÄ—sinasi ? jos saugumÄ…. TodÄ—l kompromi­tuojan?ius raÅ¡inius jis nusprendÄ— paslÄ—pti saugioje vietoje.
~ Milan Kundera
Such forced compromises with the spirit of the times, though quite banal, are actually inevitable unless we are ready to ask everyone who doesn't like our century to join in a general strike.
~ Milan Kundera
A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong.
~ Milton Berle
There's a lot more to being with someone than just love.
~ Sarah Michelle Gellar
Works for me. For the ones we love, today we're allies. Tomorrow we resume our natural order of mortal enemies. Gentlemen, and I use that term loosely for all of us, have we an accord? (Acheron)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
That's how they say it: He loves you in his own way. Well, what about my way? What if I need for him to love me in my way?
~ Tammara Webber
Love is harsh, and it consumes. And more than anything, it demands sacrifice.
~ Tim Lebbon
Both sides were supposed to release all their prisoners, those were unconditional. There was some prisoner release that took place but it's not been satisfactory.
~ Warren Christopher
Sometimes.. Love just ain't enough- Luke Garroway to Clary
~ Cassandra Clare
We each have our hiding places and we each put up with the little quirks of the people we love.
~ Cecelia Ahern
The political system loves the extremes, it doesnt so much show a lot love for the moderates.
~ Claire McCaskill
I think I deliberately sold out a couple of times. I picked the songs that I thought would do well in the marketplace, even though I didn't really love the song.
~ Eric Clapton
Does that count as an argument? Can we kiss and make up now?""It was only half an argument.""Fine. Then, you kiss and I'll make up."I laughed until he effectively shut me up with his lips.
~ Colleen Houck
Focus on your portal, trust the process, don't get so involved in the desires or beliefs of others that cause you confusion and compromise your own alignment. - - The universe loves a believer!
~ Napz Cherub Pellazo
If there's no sacrifice, there's no love.
~ Hanif Kureishi, The Last Word
When it comes to love, it's always worth the sacrifice. Always.
~ Harper Sloan, Unexpected Fate
Finally she went down on her knees and implored me not to go; at least to wait a day or two before starting. It was all very ridiculous, but I did not feel comfortable.
~ Bram Stoker
Somehow she had to find some middle ground between taking a stand for the right and being there for her children, even when they did the exact opposite of what she told them.
~ Brenda Novak