Quotes About Compromise

Ako nekog zaista voliš, ali zaista, ne mora da zna?i da je najbolje da s njim živiš.

The terrorist organizations were an enemy with philosophies of political and religious fanaticism leaving no room for compromise or peace. As far as Elizabeth was concerned, the world would be a better place if they were all destroyed. If

She did not have strong views on politics. She did not like the confrontational nature of much political discussion; why could people not argue politely, she wondered, taking into account the views of others and accepting that people might differ with one another in perfectly good faith?

every wife [..] had a mental list of things that her husband should do but realistically never would do.

It would have been better to talk,' muttered Mma Makutsi. Mma Ramotswe agreed. It was always – always – better to talk.

Ulf nodded. "Many of us have to settle for something," he said. "And then we find the thing we've settled for is as good as the thing we wanted to do in the first place.

you did not look for a winner who would take everything; you found a way of allowing people to save face; you found a way of healing rather than imposing.

believe in reforming things that need to be reformed. I believe in social goods. I believe that the most stable and probably the most reasonable position on anything is probably to be found in the centre. I believe in compromise and sharing and making sure that everybody has a chance. I believe that we should listen to one another and accept that those with whom we may disagree have their own view of the good and should be respected. I believe in not insulting those from whom we differ.

Those who are coerced by force become our enemies, those who succumb to reason become our allies.

In war, the only true victory is peace.

We have a date, then." "We have a meeting. Blue's is--" "I'll find it." "I'm sure you will." She went to climb in the cab of her truck, then paused. "I don't guess it will do me any good to ask you to stop talking to people about me, will it?" "I don't guess it would, no.

To marry is to surrender everything—not only your body but your pride, your independence, even your life.

My-way-not-your-way is the most tension-producing, dissatisfying, time-wasting, energy-draining, relationship-breaking, activity known to man, woman or child.

If you have a lover and a best friend who are not the same person, you're already practicing many of the skills of sluthood as you manage each of their needs for intimacy, time, and affection.

A good fight starts with the understanding that in order for a fight to be successful, both people have to win.

People will always choose more money over more sex.

it's true," said the major, "you could have your cake and eat it to.

Upton Sinclair?" "Yes. The quote is something like, 'It's difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.

It's difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.'" Altschuler

If two people are in disagreement about something important, they may disagree as amicably as they like if it is just a matter of getting to the truth or the most amenable option. But if one party finds their whole purpose in life to reside in some aspect of that disagreement, then the chances of amicability fade fast and the likelihood of reaching any truth recedes.

si llegamos a la conclusión de que el diálogo respetuoso no conduce a ninguna parte, la única herramienta que nos queda es la violencia.

We love peace, but not peace at any price.

if the Democrats suggested a plan to burn down the Capitol building, the Republicans would counter with a plan to do it over the course of three years.

Violent overthrow of the revolution is revolutionary, and compromise with the revolution is revolutionary.