Quotes About Compromise

I'm a good woman for a bad man.

Men generally decide upon a middle course, which is most hazardous, for they know neither how to be entirely good nor entirely bad.

A rational man acting in the real world may be defined as one who decides where he will strike a balance between what he desires and what can be done.

Any man who does not accept the conditions of life sells his soul.

If it weren't for marriage, men and women would have to fight with total strangers.

I guess under the right circumstances, a man will do just about anything.

And it happened all the time that the compromise between two perfectly rational alternatives was something that made no sense at all.

She's a woman, you're a dude. You're not supposed to understand her. That's not what she's after.... She doesn't want you to understand her. She knows that's impossible. She just wants you to understand yourself. Everything else is negotiable.

Hiro, you are such a geek. She's a woman, you're a dude. You're not supposed to understand her. That's not what she's after. ... She doesn't want you to understand her. She wants you to understand yourself. Everything else is negotiable.

What else can you tell us about this batna, Surendranath?" "I learnt it from English traders in Surat," said the befuddled Surendranath, "It stands for Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement.

Margaret really messes up his head. When it gets really intolerable, he goes to the latrine (so that the staff will not break in on him at an inopportune moment) and executes a Manual Override. But one thing he learned in Hawaii was that a Manual Override is unfortunately not the same as the real thing. The effect wears off too soon.

World class cereal eating is a dance of fine compromises.

She doesn't want you to understand her. She knows that's impossible. She just wants you to understand yourself. Everything else is negotiable.

This was politics. It was ugly, it was irrational, but it was preferable to war.

It stands for Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement.

Expectations ruin relationships.

Keine Kompromisse. Keine Zeitverschwendung. Manchmal musst du in deinem Leben den klaren Entschluss treffen, dich voll als Mensch verwirklichen zu wollen, egal was es kostet. Normalerweise bringt uns eine größere Krise an diesen Punkt. Schmerz ist oft das, was uns wirklich motiviert, eine Vision für ein vollkommen neues Leben ins Auge zu fassen. Langeweile und die Gewohnheit, "auf Nummer sicher zu gehen", halten diese visionäre Kraft in uns unter Verschluss.

WAITRESS 1 What do I hope for in a guy? Everything . . . Pause. WAITRESS 1 What do I expect? Not much . . . Pause. WAITRESS 1 What'll I take? Usually . . . anything . . .

2. As long as at least one partner is in the adult functional at any given time, most—if not all—arguments can be avoided.

Every problem had a solution; every dispute had a compromise; every ego had a way to be stroked.

But it's true, 'Rene. Can't you realize that I'm not like you a bit? Why, to get the things I want badly enough, I'd do anything, hurt anybody, throw anything away. Really, 'Rene, I'm not safe." Her voice as well as the look on her face had a beseeching earnestness that made Irene vaguely uncomfortable.

Diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggy, until you can find a rock.

Well, I thought, someone has to get screwed. That's the art of the deal.

Neither a fortress nor a virgin will hold out long after they begin to negotiate.