Compromise Quotes - Page 36

• There are hours when the Church must say NO to those who should ask communion with her, in the doing of her work, upon the basis of compromise.

  G. Campbell Morgan

  Church, Hours, Should

  G. Campbell Morgan (2012). “The Acts of The Apostles”, p.493, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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• I believe that the matter is automatically self-regulating; that those women who prefer the home and have an ability for it will eventually return to it; that others, like myself, will compromise; and that still others, temperamentally unfitted for it, will remain in the world to add to its productivity.

  Mary Roberts Rinehart

  Women, Believe, Home

  Mary Roberts Rinehart (1931). “My story”, Farrar & Rinehart

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• I wonder if living alone makes one more alive. No precious energy goes in disagreement or compromise. No need to augment others, there is just yourself, just truth - a morsel - and you.

  Florida Scott-Maxwell

  Solitude, Energy, Needs

  Florida Scott-Maxwell (2013). “Measure of My Days”, p.22, Knopf

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• If we are to survive on this planet, there must be compromises.

  Storm Jameson

  Misandry, Planets, Man Hating

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• it's difficult in Hollywood to be allowed to try anything. It's all a terrible compromise. There is no time for art. All that matters is what they call box office.

  Greta Garbo

  Movie, Art, Office

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• will anything but fanaticism make for change? Wisdom and compromise come later.

  Dorothy Gilman

  Fanaticism

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• Bisexuality is not so much a cop-out as a fearful compromise.

  Jill Johnston

  Cop, Sexuality, Fearful

  Jill Johnston (1973). “Lesbian nation: the feminist solution”, Simon & Schuster

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• The ways of the British are inscrutable but they always seem to obtain their own ends without compromising their dignity or their honor.

  Mahmud Tarzi

  Honor, Way, Dignity

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• When negotiations are at an impasse, when States dig their heels in, it is time to 'undig' them in a spirit of compromise. We all need to unlearn the predator in us, unlearn discrimination, unlearn privilege.

  Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

  Needs, Predator, Privilege

  "From New York to World’s Conflict Zones, UN Marks International Day of Peace". news.un.org. September 21, 2012.

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• I chose to be a working wife and mother. Why should I compromise on either?

  Chanda Kochhar

  Mother, Wife, Should

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• I believe the United States of America must remain a standard bearer in the conduct of war. That is what makes us different from those whom we fight. That is a source of our strength. That is why I prohibited torture. That is why I ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed. And that is why I have reaffirmed America's commitment to abide by the Geneva conventions. We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend.

  Barack Obama

  War, Believe, Commitment

  Nobel Prize for Peace Acceptance Speech and Lecture, delivered 10 December 2009, Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway

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• The reason we're governing right now is because we defeated moderate Republicans with moderate Democrats. And people need to be patient about that and realize that compromise is not evil.

  Barack Obama

  People, Evil, Needs

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• Where I did feel a difference is learning to just work in a different way so that your resources are not completely depleted so that you don't have anything to give to your child when you go home, and fortunately I've been working long enough that I know how to make that shift so that I don't compromise my work or compromise my relationships; not compromising parenting is really the biggest difference.

  Laura Linney

  Children, Home, Differences

  "MR. HOLMES: Laura Linney Talks Sherlock, and Compares Working on TMNT 2 with CONGO". Interview with Brian Formo, collider.com. July 14, 2015.

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• As a reader I like both great characterization and fast moving plots. The challenge is to balance the both and not compromise one for the other.

  Tobsha Learner

  Moving, Challenges, Balance

  "'Sphinx' by Tobsha Learner". Women's Weekly interview, www.nowtolove.com.au. May 11, 2009.

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• The rules of marriage were simple and easy to follow: faithfulness, patience, compromise. But there were no rules to divorce, or if there were, he had not yet discovered them.

  Donna Ball

  Divorce, Simple, Faithfulness

  Donna Ball (1997). “Just Before Dawn”, Signet

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• A lot of Americans have some view of the Constitution as just this thing that was handed down [intact]. But it really was the result of months and months of wrangling and disputation and ultimately compromise. That's where the brilliance of the American system is -- it's always been built on compromise.

  Bill Vaughan

  Views, Months, Constitution

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• Tachyon OPC+ is a natural extension of our market-winning Tachyon platform, giving customers a clear path to minimizing the OPC error budget and producing better-performing circuits sooner and faster. Until now, customers have had to deal with a delicate balance of compromises when producing advanced OPC-enabled circuits, including trading accuracy for speed. Tachyon OPC+ breaks free from these compromises.

  Bill Vaughan

  Winning, Errors, Giving

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• Flexibility is indispensable in the talks, .. Only if (the DPRK and the United States) show flexibility, it is possible to reach compromise.

  Bill Vaughan

  United States, Indispensable, Shows

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• Yes, years of compromise and disappointment have added depth to my acting.

  Rufus Sewell

  Disappointment, Years, Acting

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Im hoping that a lifetime of compromise and disappointment will read as extra depth and layers in my work.

  Rufus Sewell

  Disappointment, Layers, Depth

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• If you compromise in any kind of movement or any kind of wave of revolution, if you sort of play the game, things are gonna change far more slowly than you need them to.

  Caitlin Stasey

  Games, Play, Revolution

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• A mediator is an impartial outsider who tries to aid the negotiators in their quest to find a compromise agreement.

  Howard Raiffa

  Agreement, Trying, Quests

  Howard Raiffa (1982). “The Art and Science of Negotiation”, p.23, Harvard University Press

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• The art of compromise centers on the willingness to give up something in order to get something else in return. Successful artists get more than they give up.

  Howard Raiffa

  Art, Giving Up, Successful

  Howard Raiffa (1982). “The Art and Science of Negotiation”, p.142, Harvard University Press

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• Make no compromise in quality.

  Henry E. Steinway

  Quality, No Compromise

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• Youth makes no compromise with life. It demands all, passionately; loses all, or wins, with anguish of spirit.

  Marjorie Benton Cooke

  Winning, Demand, Youth

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