Quotes About Compromise

desperate people often do things that they normally would not do

In both relationships, there were only two people: one who gave and one who sacrificed

There are some things we do because we convince ourselves it would be better for everyone involved. We tell ourselves that it's the right thing to do, the altruistic thing to do. It's far easier than telling ourselves the truth.

There are always sides. There is always a winner, and a loser. For every person who gets, there's someone who must give.

Don't try to skin your rabbit and keep it as a pet too.

Best friends don't always make the best couple; it takes hard work.

It is much better to tell the truth than to compromise truth and have someone believe a lie. It is far better they hear the truth now than that they believe they can keep other idols in their life—and then one day, when it's too late, shockingly hear the Master say, "Depart; I never knew you, you who were deceived!

God's weapons are His Word, wisdom, and counsel. Worldly weapons are society's philosophy, culture, customs, laws, or lifestyles that are contrary to God's Word. You may question, "The world has weapons?" Oh yes, there is a continual onslaught of hell via the world's system to compromise the Christian and unbeliever alike.

our threshold of survival-prone behavior is so high it takes the prospect of total extermination to activate modes of placation and compromise, may there not be other processes, equally life-preserving, which can similarly be triggered off only at a far higher level of stimulus

Great leaders have good people skills, and they can get people to compromise and work together. But they also take a stand when needed. Courage deals with principle, not perception. If you don't have the ability to see when to stand up and the conviction to do it, you'll never be an effective leader. Your dedication to potential mus remain stronger than your desire to appease others.

when you want to convert someone to your view, you go over to where he is standing, take him by the hand (mentally speaking), and guide him. You don't stand across the room and shout at him; you don't call him a dummy; you don't order him to come over to where you are. You start where he is, and work from that position. That's the only way to get him to budge.

Vision: How does this problem affect where we're trying to go? [Your Response Here] Priorities: Are my problems taking me or the team away from our priorities? [Your Response Here] Values: Are my values or my team's being compromised by this problem?

Francis asks Julia if the children couldn't have their dinner earlier. Julia's guns are loaded for this. She can't cook two dinners and lay two tables. She paints with lightning strokes that panorama of drudgery in which her youth, her beauty, and her wit have been lost. Francis says that he must be understood; he was nearly killed in an airplane crash, and he doesn't like to come home every night to a battlefield. Now Julia is deeply concerned.

It hurts to realize you love each other but can't live together.

The worst feeling in the world is when you know that you both love each other but still you just can't be together...

The person that makes you weak is the very person that could make you the happiest on earth...

He lies, she cries. He's not sorry, but he apologizes. She complains, he doesn't change, but yet, she still stays.

Its really comforting to know that youd rather play poker every sunday than hang out with me.

I may hate myself in the morning But I'm gonna love you tonight.

When you settle for just anything, you won't be happy, you just learn to live with it.

I'd rather lose an argument to you, than lose you to an argument.

Occasionally in this life, we must give up or lose the things that we want in order to gain the things we really need.

One of the reasons why relationships end is because one is doing everything to save it, and the other is finding every way to end it.

You can't change people, either you accept who they are or start living without them.