Quotes About Compromise

When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?

Americans wanted to settle all our difficulties with Russia and then go to the movies and drink Coke.

We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement.

If the administration wants cooperation, it will have to begin to move in our direction.

The worst is when I talk myself into something. Sometimes you take things because you want to work with a certain actor, or you want to work with a director, even if the script or the part's not that great.

I have come to fight for peace, and I will not give my hand to those who try to turn the word 'peace' into a dirty one.

I learned to get what I wanted through any means necessary, and sometimes that means you have to get your hands dirty.

It's all right to agree or disagree on the balanced budget amendment. It's all right to talk about how we're going to appropriate.

If you are willing to listen and if you are willing to sit around the table, sometimes especially with the people who you think you disagree with the most, it is still really possible to get things done.

You can disagree without being disagreeable. That's always been my mantra.

Dad knew how to disagree without being disagreeable or rude.

I am totally down with disagreement. I don't like Haterade, but disagreement is wonderful. When someone disagrees, we try to reach common ground. That's good.

I believe when you're communicating with any player, you're going to have some disagreements.

In Washington, there is a way to have disagreements and debates, which is so healthy, but a way to be friends at the end of the day, which I believe is the essence of America.

I'm just deeply disappointed that once again we may have to settle for the lesser of two evils.

There can be no compromise with war; it cannot be reformed or controlled; cannot be disciplined into decency or codified into common sense.

As a country, we still have a lot of work to do. We need to agree on some basic rules for civil discourse.

My husband spends the whole day in politics. I make it a point not to discuss politics with him when he comes home.

Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

There is no perfect relationship. You have to work around the dissatisfaction.

In my district, I have a very clear mandate to work across the aisle.

A lot of times, you're just so determined to get everything that you're going to vote 'no' if you don't. But if you get 75% of what you want and what your district wants, you should be satisfied with that.

More often there's a compromise between ethics and expediency.

To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.