Compromise

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'

- Barack Obama Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Everybody, even me, sometimes had to compromise on something, doing things we know to be wrong, and this happens doing whatever job in the world. But a singer must have the courage of saying no.

- Jose Carreras Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

It was a good compromise, and were happy with it. 30-2 is not a bad vote.

- Jim Irsay Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Of course, there's disagreement, ... We're watching a political process unfold, a process that has encouraged debate and compromise -- a constitution that was written in a society in which people recognize that there had to be give and take.

- A. Bush Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Product quality was the first priority on the first day of Vista (development) and we won't compromise on that. We needed just a few more weeks and that put us in what we would call a bubble where some partners would be impacted more than others and we decided to optimize it for the entire industry.

- Jim Allchin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof it is a temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship.

- James Russell Lowell Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

It was a good compromise. We're happy with it aa 30-2 is a good vote.

- Jim Irsay Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

I believe that the Apple Shuffle is an excellent compromise among the conflicting requirements of simplicity, elegance, size, battery life, and function.

- Donald Norman Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

We must protect this fragile compromise from those intent on gutting this bill.

- Harry Reid Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Both sides worked hard for several years to find a solution that would improve the environment. We think this is a reasonable compromise for all sides.

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When you look at a plate of food it has to be equally appealing to the ownership as to the customer, ... You want a great product, but you can't compromise the profit.

- Jorge Ramos Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Only practices that do not compromise independent judgments of health providers, such as modest working meals, gifts of minimal value that support the medical practice and distribution of free samples are permitted.

- Ken Johnson Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

- James Thurber Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

We have not closed the path to compromise. In principle I believe some complicated international issues can be best solved through talks.

- Ali Larijani Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

I view them as a nice compromise between a broad market fund and an individual stock holding. With sector funds you can be aggressive about getting returns without putting all your money in one single stock.

- Jim King Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

We actually called our bipartisan tax cut the October plan, because we believe that there's the makings here of a grand compromise, ... Face the Nation.

- Robert Torricelli Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another--too often ending in the loss of both.

- Tryon Edwards Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

There's always a possibility that something could be there that we didn't see. But we threw a lot of different scenarios out there aa 'What happens if this happens What happens if this happens' aa and we really feel like we got a compromise that could work.

- Mike Barnes Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Don't ever compromise yourself. You're all you've got.

- Janis Joplin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Don't compromise yourself. It's all you've got.

- Janis Joplin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Let the Palestinians know that we were ready to allow for the realization of some of their dreams even at a heart-rending price, ... But let the Palestinians realize we too have dreams. We too have national interests that we cannot compromise -- the security of Israel, unity of Israel and our sacred values.

- Ehud Barak Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

It may have come into play, it may not have. But it's the principle. You never compromise those rules. It's very disappointing.

- Matthew Hayden Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Russia and Ukraine should as quickly as possible find a sustainable compromise which does not affect gas deliveries to Europe.

- Thomas Steg Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

The Giants' willingness to compromise on that issue clearly was a psychologically important breakthrough in the talks.

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When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism.

- Robert Ingersoll Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes