Compromise Quotes

"One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised."
-Chinua Achebe

"We are so presumptuous that we think we can separate our personal interest from that of humanity, and slander mankind without compromising ourselves."
-Vauvenargues, Marquis De

"Don't compromise yourself. You're all you've got."
-Janis Joplin

"This is a 'meet them halfway' kind of compromise."
-Rep. Scott Bedke

"That's not a compromise; it's a cop-out. His actions don't represent what the community is asking for, but I don't think he really cares."
-Alan Levy

"I don't know how we're going to come up with a compromise, but we're going to have to."
-Toby Ieuter

"We have always said that opposition is an option for us... We won't compromise on the content of our policies."
-Reinhard Buetikofer

"Judges aren't supposed to compromise. They're supposed to rule."
-Ronald Rotunda

"I'm happy we were able to compromise with the city and our neighbors. We didn't want anyone to be offended."
-Kathy Middlecamp

"We'll never, ever compromise safety. We never have."
-Andy Roberts

"We were doing it in a good faith effort to arrive at a compromise."
-Rep. Scott Suder

"Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer."
-Robert Stevenson

"In the spirit of compromise."
-Leila Zerrougui

"Don't compromise even if it hurts to be yourself."
-Toby Keith

"We don't want to compromise the investigation."
-Robin Walker

"We won't compromise on the content of our policies."
-Reinhard Buetikofer

"The plea agreement is a very good compromise."
-James Donahue

"We want the end of autocratic monarchy and there should be no compromise with the King."
-Gagan Thapa

"By then, we will be able to see whether the Senate has reached a compromise on immigration reform."
-Marissa Graciosa

"The governor has come up with the best compromise the business community can get."
-Bill Dombrowski

"The question is about compromise, and her ability to put up with being in the role of Person No. 2. She has always been Person No. 1--she has always looked at herself this way."
-Mikhail Pogrebinsky

"The devil is compromise."
-Henrik Ibsen

"We came to this agreement from different political perspectives. It was a historical compromise. We all agreed to it."
-Pat Doherty

"This seems to be a compromise."
-Harold Walker

"We've reached a compromise that's the best for both of us."
-Mike Daly

"They have litigated each other to a standstill and come to a commercial compromise."
-Herbert Smith

"Other countries don't compromise their principles for other people. We should not compromise."
-Bill Lawrence

"It may be the compromise that makes it work."
-Jim Isgar