Compromise Quotes - Page 39

• My brothers, the United States Bishops, have reminded us, all are called to be vigilant, precisely as good citizens, to preserve and defend that freedom from everything that would threaten or compromise it.

  Pope Francis

  Brother, United States, Bishops

  Address at the White House, delivered 23 September 2015, South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C.

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• Statesmen exhibit five key commitments: 1) A commitment to principles above politics; 2) An ability to compromise without abandoning principle; 3) A commitment to truth over spin; 4) A commitment to courage over cowardice; and 5) A commitment, or willingness, to give up power.

  Tom Coburn

  Giving Up, Commitment, Keys

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• It can be difficult to mediate a compromise between what I have in my head and what the musician has in mind, which is often 180° different when it comes to the finished product, so it requires that element of trust from somewhere. The point I make to them is "You've seen what I do, so just trust me and we will come up with something exciting."

  John Dyer Baizley

  Mind, Musician, Different

  "BARONESS' John Dyer Baizley Interview About His Artwork Process". Interview with Michael Weigman, www.metalinjection.net. July 10, 2014.

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• A democracy is a compromise by its nature. It's not a dictatorship.

  Jamie Dimon

  Democracy, Dictatorship

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• Above all, beware of compromises. I do not mean that you are to get into antagonism with anybody, but you have to hold on to your own principles in weal or woe and never adjust them to others "fads" thought the greed of getting supporters.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Motivational, Mean, Greed

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1678, Manonmani Publishers

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• There is an obligation both moral, but also legal, I believe, against a reporter disclosing something which would so severely compromise national security.

  Peter King

  Believe, Nsa, Moral

  "Is Edward Snowden a Hero? A Debate with Journalist Chris Hedges & Law Scholar Geoffrey Stone". "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman, www.truth-out.org. June 13, 2013.

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• One thing I will not compromise over is whether or not Congress should pay the tab for a bill they've already racked up. If Congress refuses to give the United States the ability to pay its bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy could be catastrophic.

  Barack Obama

  Giving, United States, Pay

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• Compromise is usually bad. It should be a last resort. If two departments or divisions have a problem they can't solve and it comes up to you, listen to both sides and then pick one or the other. This places solid accountability on the winner to make it work. Condition your people to avoid compromise.

  Robert Townsend

  Business, Mistake, Two

  Robert Townsend (1988). “Further up the organization”, HarperCollins

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• The choice before us is plain: Christ or chaos, conviction or compromise, discipline or disintegration. I am rather tired of hearing about our rights and privileges as Americans. The time is come - it is now - when we ought to hear about the duties and responsibilities of our citizenship. America's future depends upon her accepting and demonstrating God's government.

  Peter Marshall

  God, Jesus, Tired

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• Compromise for your Dream but NEVER Compromise on your Dream.

  Imran Khan

  Dream, Never Compromise, Your Dreams

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• Sustainable development: Meeting present needs without compromising the stock of natural resources remaining for future generations. In terms of buildings, it implies resource efficiency, minimum energy use, flexibility and long life

  Richard Rogers

  Future, Long, Vision

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• I early learned that there were two natures in me. This caused me a great deal of trouble, till I worked out a philosophy of life and struck a compromise between the flesh and the spirit. Too great an ascendancy of either was to be abnormal, and since normality is almost a fetish of mine, I finally succeeded in balancing both natures. Ordinarily they are at equilibrium; yet as frequently as one is permitted to run rampant, so is the other. I have small regard for an utter brute or for an utter saint.

  Jack London

  Running, Philosophy, Two

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• So be patient. Do not compromise. And give your destiny time to find you.

  Wade Davis

  Destiny, Giving, Patient

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• He never wants anything but what's right and fair; only when you come to settle what's right and fair, it's everything that he wants and nothing that you want. And that's his idea of a compromise.

  Thomas Hughes

  Ideas, Want, Settling

  'Tom Brown's Schooldays' (1857) pt. 2, ch. 2

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• The choice before us is plain: Christ or chaos, conviction or compromise, discipline or disintegration.

  Peter Marshall

  Discipline, Choices, Chaos

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• Compromise is the welcome mat to deception.

  Bill Johnson

  Deception, Welcome

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• Writing a film - more precisely, adapting a book into a film - is basically a relentless series of compromises. The skill, the "art," is to make those compromises both artistically valid and essentially your own. . . . It has been said before but is worth reiterating: writing a novel is like swimming in the sea; writing a film is like swimming in the bath.

  William Boyd

  Art, Book, Writing

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• I must firmly adhere to the views I have held and practice, that Socialism to succeed must be practical, tolerant, cohesive and consciously compromising with Progressive forces running, if not so far, in parallel lines towards its own goal.

  John Burns

  Running, Views, Practice

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• I'm interested in why people compromise when they shouldn't. It comes back to what V's about in a sense. We've all got ideals, but given the right circumstances, we'll forget about them and put them behind us. I'm very interested in why people do that.

  David Lloyd

  People, Forget, Given

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• Compromise is the door through which deception enters.

  Bill Johnson

  Doors, Deception

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• I shall oppose all slavery extension and all increase of slave representation in all places, at all times, under all circumstances, even against all inducements, against all supposed limitations of great interests, against all combinations, against all compromises.

  Daniel Webster

  Slavery, Politics, Economy

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• Love is ever evolving and it takes compromise, work and patience.

  Jessica Alba

  Love Is, Evolve

  Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• In order to create art today, you have to compromise your art somewhat and be a businessman.

  Roger Corman

  Art, Order, Today

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• When I stay focused and honest about who I am and the image that I hope to portray, then I won't find myself stranded in unfamiliar territory chasing money or popularity. If the work that you do is quality, then you'll be rewarded. It's also good to stretch musically within the realm of your ability, but not if it compromises your integrity.

  Oleta Adams

  Integrity, Who I Am, Quality

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• In the first season (of 'Californication'), when we had the threesome with the nipple clamps, I was, like, 'I don't get this, I don't know how you're gonna do it.' And then, all of a sudden, there's a crane with a camera hanging over our heads, and you're, like, 'Okayyyyyyy. But how are you gonna sell this? How are you gonna make it work?' And they ended up shooting it brilliantly, cutting it together, and it just all ended up working without me having to compromise my own personal morals.

  Pamela Adlon

  Cutting, Together, Cameras

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