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Compromise Quotes - Page 2

A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.

Interview with Bertrand Benoit, Andrew Gowers, www.ft.com. July 20, 2005.

Don't pretend that you can just be oblivious to politics. You can't. What you never do is break your personal code. Have a code and keep it. You should never compromise what your priorities are.

"The Lenny Interview: Kamala Harris, the Senate Hopeful, Going After Revenge Porn". Interview with Doreen St. Félix, www.elle.com. October 23, 2015.

When the final result is expected to be a compromise, it is often prudent to start from an extreme position.

John Maynard Keynes (2016). “The Economic Consequences of the Peace”, p.21, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.

1884 'On Democracy', speech in Birmingham, 6 Oct.

Peace won by compromise is usually a short lived achievement.

"The Iron Man of India". Book by S. Jaysbee, p. 57, 1951.

Ambition is not a dirty word. Piss on compromise. Go for the throat.

Steven Erikson (2009). “Gardens Of The Moon: (Malazan Book Of The Fallen 1)”, p.17, Random House

Commit to a career built on sacrifice, not compromise.

FaceBook post by DeVon Franklin from Mar 15, 2013